The Incidence of Gingival Fissures _ a Crossover Single-blinded Randomized Clinical Trial

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gingival Recession; Wounds and Injuries

Treatments: Device: Toothbrush type

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01636830

BR 001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to evaluate the incidence of gingival fissures according to the type of brush used, soft and medium.

Full description

Gingival recession constitute a functional and aesthetic problem that affects much of the population. One of the possible causes refers to a traumatic brushing. Individuals who have an excessive tooth brushing can cause injuries to your gums, such as abrasions and fissures. These lesions have been considered subrogated outcomes of gingival recession noninfectious. The literature only reports and case series showing the gingival fissures, which were once associated with traumatic occlusion.

This is the first clinical trial to evaluate the gingival fissures according to the type of brush used.

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 20 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• good/ excellent health;
• idade de 14 a 20 anos;
• at least 20 teeth without a history of destructive periodontal disease, absence of gingival bleeding;
• absence of loss of attachment/recession ≥2mm in molars and pre-molars in the buccal areas.

Exclusion criteria

• were unable to provide consent or comply with the sudy protocol;
• smokers;
• pregnant women;
• persons under orthodontic treatment or with dental or implant prosthesis, presence of cervical abrasions, restorations or caries;
• need of antibiotic prophylaxis associated with dental procedures.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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35 participants in 2 patient groups

Toothbrush type - medium

Active Comparator group

Description:

This is a crossover study, where the person used either a soft brush (control) and the medium brush (test).

Treatment:

Device: Toothbrush type

Toothbrush type - soft

Active Comparator group

Description:

This is a crossover study, where the person used either a soft brush (control)and the medium brush(test).

Treatment:

Device: Toothbrush type