Results From Objective Brushing Data Saved From a Powered Toothbrush Related to Values for Oral Health

Blekinge Institute of Technology

Status

Completed

Conditions

Periodontal Diseases

Gingivitis

Treatments

Device: Powered toothbrush

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05941611

BTH-6.1.1-0084-2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

For this study, 213 individuals were recruited. During the Baseline examination, each participant received a powered toothbrush and was carefully instructed on how to use the toothbrush and recommended using it for at least 2 minutes every morning and evening. No restrictions were imposed on the use of other oral health products. The study lasted from June 2018 to October 2020 and included a screening, a baseline examination, and additional reexaminations at 6 and 12 months. The Oral-B application was installed on the participant's mobile phones or computer tablets. Participants were instructed verbally and in writing on transferring data from the powered toothbrush to the application. The present study aimed to investigate how the true use of the powered toothbrush, in terms of frequency and duration, affects plaque index (PI), bleeding on probing (BOP), and periodontal pocket depth (PPD) ≥4 mm in a group of elderly individuals with MCI. A second aim was to compare the registered time and brush frequencies to the individual's self-estimated usage of the powered toothbrushes.

Enrollment

213 patients

Sex

All

Ages

55+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Being 55 years or older
Having experienced memory problems in the last six months before inclusion
Having a Mini-Mental State Examination score of 20-28
Are not receiving any formal care
Having at least ten teeth of their own

Exclusion criteria

Having a terminal illness with less than three years of expected survival
Having another known significant cause of disease explaining cognitive impairment