Effect of Dentifrice Usage Regime on Delivery and Efficacy of Fluoride
Dental Caries
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Dental Caries
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
General and Dental Health
- Good general and dental health with (in the opinion of the investigator) no clinically significant and relevant abnormalities of medical history or oral examination
- Have no current active caries or periodontal disease that may compromise the study or the health of the subjects
- Residency: Currently living in the Indianapolis, Indiana area
Dentures:
- Currently wearing a removable mandibular partial denture with sufficient room in the posterior buccal flange area to accommodate two enamel specimens (required dimensions 12 mm x 7 mm)
- Willing to have their denture modified to accommodate enamel test specimens and willing and capable of wearing their removable mandibular partial dentures 24 hours per day during the experimental periods
- All restorations in a good state of repair
- Salivary Flow: Have a salivary flow rate in the range of normal values (unstimulated whole saliva flow rate ≥ 0.2 mL/minute; gum base stimulated whole saliva flow rate ≥ 0.8 mL/minute)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Antibiotics: Use of antibiotics two weeks prior to a treatment visit or anticipated use during the study treatment periods
- Study Scale Use: Subjects unable to measure product weights accurately using the assigned study scale as determined by the study staff (as demonstrated on or before Visit 4)
- A member of the site study staff who is directly working on the project or living in that staff's household
- Any employee of any toothpaste manufacturer or their spouse or family member
Sites / Locations
- Indiana University School of Dentistry
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Arm 5
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Active Comparator
Experimental dentifrice 0.5g, 45 seconds brushing group
Experimental dentifrice 1.5g, 45 seconds brushing group
Experimental dentifrice 0.5g, 2 minutes brushing group
Experimental dentifrice 1.5g, 2 minutes brushing group
Contol group
Participants brush twice a daily for 45 seconds with experimental dentifrice.
Participants brush twice a daily for 45 seconds with experimental dentifrice.
Participants brush twice a daily for 2 minutes with experimental dentifrice.
Participants brush twice a daily for 2 minutes with experimental dentifrice.
Participants brush twice a daily for 2 minutes with controll dentifrice.