The Effectiveness of the Water Jet Device in Removing Dental Plaque Around Orthodontic Braces in Adolescents

Damascus University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Plaque, Dental

Treatments: Device: Manual toothbrush; Device: Water Jet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06098976

UDDS-Pedo-02-2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the water jet in removing dental plaque around the orthodontic braces in adolescents.

Full description

The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of the water jet in removing dental plaque around the orthodontic braces compared to manual toothbrush in adolescents. The null hypothesis was that no significant difference would be noted between the Water Jet and manual toothbrush in removing dental plaque around the orthodontic braces. Such studies provide another dental care tools for maintaining oral hygiene among orthodontic patients.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 11 to 15 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Healthy children.
2. Children aged 11 to 15 years.
3. Children who did not receive any fluoride treatment in the dental clinic.
4. Patients who had orthodontic braces at least on the anterior segment of the upper and lower jaws.

Exclusion criteria

1. Special Health Care Needs (SHCN) patients.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Water Jet

Experimental group

Description:

The patients were taught how to clean their teeth with the Water Jet device (Water Jet, JollyDent, Damascus, Syria) before starting the dental cleaning procedures. Special heads for patients undergoing orthodontic treatment provided by the company were used with each device. The patient applied the Water Jet device on each tooth separately for 10 seconds starting from the upper jaw to the lower jaw.

Treatment:

Device: Water Jet

Manual toothbrush

Active Comparator group

Description:

Manual toothbrush: The patients were taught to use the modified vertical method, and the patient brushed the teeth of the upper and lower jaws using traditional toothbrushes (Diamond, JolleyDent, Damascus, Syria), and anti-plaque toothpaste (Elgydium, UniPharma Co., Ltd, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Syria).

Treatment:

Device: Manual toothbrush