U Shaped Toothbrush in Removing Plaque in Children

Damascus University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dental Plaque

Treatments: Other: Traditional toothbrush group; Other: U shaped toothbrush group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06288581

UDDS-Pedo-02-2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a U-shaped toothbrush in removing plaque in preschool children which can be a simple, acceptable, and effective way to remove plaque in children in order to improve their oral health in the absence of parental supervision.

Children accepted in the study will be randomly divided into two groups:

The traditional toothbrush group and the U-shaped toothbrush group, All children aged four to five years will have their plaque assessed with the Turesky Modified Quigley Hein Index (TMQH)

Full description

This study will evaluate the effectiveness U-shaped toothbrush in removing plaque and improving oral health. Children were randomly assigned to one of the following groups:

Group A: children in this group will use a traditional brush first to clean their teeth then will use U shaped brush later.

Group B: children in this group will use a U-shaped brush first to clean their teeth then will use a traditional brush later The plaque will be assessed by a blinded evaluator using the Turesky Modified Quigley Hein index (TMQH) in both groups at 4 different times(T0): before brush (T1): after brush (T2): a week after use (T3): a month of use The toothbrush will be changed after one month of use.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 5 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Medically free children. Complete temporary occlusion (no missing temporary teeth). The parents' approval for the child to enter the study.

Exclusion criteria

Children with limited ability to communicate. Children with motor disabilities.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Traditional toothbrush group

Experimental group

Description:

Children in this group will use a traditional brush first to clean their teeth then will use U shaped brush later.

Treatment:

Other: Traditional toothbrush group

U shaped toothbrush group

Experimental group

Description:

children in this group will use a U-shaped brush first to clean their teeth then will use traditional brush later

Treatment:

Other: U shaped toothbrush group