Salivary Bacterial Associations to Short Term Discontinuation of Self-performed Oral Hygiene
Mouth Diseases
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Mouth Diseases focused on measuring biofilm, saliva, bacteria, oral hygiene
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Oral and systemically healthy individuals
Exclusion Criteria:
- Periodontitis
- Dental caries
- Systemic diseases or medications with known associations to oral health
- Antibiotics within the latest 6 month
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Oral hygiene discontinuation group
The intervention of the present study is discontinuation of regular oral hygiene procedures for a period of 10 days. Discontinuation of oral hygiene will allow undisturbed biofilm formation (supragingival dental plaque) along the gingival margin of the teeth. After 10 days all individuals will resume regular oral hygiene. Clinical registrations and collection of microbiological samples (supragingival and saliva) will be performed at baseline and 4, 7 and 10 days after discontinuation of regular oral hygiene, and will be repeated 14 days after regular oral hygiene has been resumed.