The Effects of Mouthguard and Desensitizing Toothpaste in Reducing Dental Hypersensitivity

Khon Kaen University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Dentine Hypersensitivity

Tooth Erosion

Treatments

Device: mouthguard with desensitizing toothpaste

Device: mouthguard

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03515902

KKUHE612062

Details and patient eligibility

About

Tooth hypersensitivity due to dental erosion is one of the most common problem related to swimming in improper pH chlorinated pools. Because the teeth are exposed to acidic water for a long time, which cause the loss of dental hard tissue. Tooth hypersensitivity can lead to a negative effect on daily life such as dietary selection, maintaining optimal dental hygiene and beauty aspects. It has been found that using mouthguard while swimming can prevent the teeth directly contact to chlorinated water, so it can protect tooth structure and decrease tooth hypersensitivity. Moreover, using mouthguard with viscous products can seal the gaps between mouthguard and teeth which can help to protect tooth structure and decrease dental hypersensitivity more effectively. At present, there are many desensitizing products such as toothpaste, mouthwash and chewing gum. Desensitizing toothpaste is the most common over-the-counter (OTC) materials in desensitizing. Many research has endorsed the properties of desensitizing toothpaste that can reduce tooth tissue loss and helps to reduce tooth hypersensitivity effectively. So it can be hypothesize that when use the combination of mouthguard with desensitizing toothpaste, it might have synergistic effect on reducing tooth hypersensitivity in swimmers.

Full description

Tooth erosion is the loss of dental hard tissue due to acidic agents without bacteria involvement.

Mouthguard is a protective appliance use for covering the teeth and gums to prevent the teeth from acidic chlorinated water.

Desensitizing toothpaste is toothpaste containing 8 percent arginine and calcium carbonate that can reduce tooth demineralization and promote remineralization.

Enrollment

46 patients

Sex

All

Ages

13 to 25 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age 13-25 years (age under 18 years must obtain consent from parents)
Swimming at least 5 hours/week
Having tooth hypersensitivity from erosion
Can read or understand Thai language

Exclusion criteria

History of allergic to toothpaste
Having any tooth which will affect to the tightness of mouthguard
Having fixed orthodontic appliance

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

46 participants in 2 patient groups

mouthguard

Experimental group

Description:

Mouthguard arm is application of mouthguard while swimming

Treatment:

Device: mouthguard

mouthguard with desensitizing toothpaste

Experimental group

Description:

Mouthguard with desensitizing toothpaste arm is application of mouthguard with desensitizing toothpaste containing 8% arginine and calcium carbonate while swimming

Treatment:

Device: mouthguard with desensitizing toothpaste