Active clinical trials for "Dental Plaque"

In this study we aim to study the effectiveness of a specially designed 21 day Brush Day and Night programme for school children aged 6-9 which aims to establish the habit of twice a day toothbrushing for oral health. The 21 day programme is led primarily by teachers with support from a oral health care professional. Schools will be recruited in Indonesia and Nigeria to take part in the study. Half of the schools will run the 21 day programme with their children in school grades 1 to 3, half will act as a control.

Since plaque control forms the basis for caries prevention, the type of toothpaste and its constituents becomes more important. Toothpaste containing fluoride are widely popular and fluorides have been historically reported to have effects against dental caries. However, the fluoride safe doses are still discussed ,because fluoride has toxicity and causing fluorosis. The aim of the current research is to find alternative agent that can be used without side effects.

People with special needs suffer from many difficulties, including mental, physical or motor, which increase the difficulty of obtaining good oral health. Therefore, some adjustments must be made to help these patients maintain oral health. The aim of the current research is to modify the traditional toothbrush grip by manufacturing a Customized Handle of every young child or people with special needs to improve oral health for those patients by relying on themselves with an effectively way.

The use of mouthrinses may be of relevance as a complement to daily dental hygiene procedures, especially for patients who do not comply with a proper mechanical removal of dental plaque. Essential oils and delmopinol mouthrinses are effective to reduce dental plaque accumulation and gingivitis. Also an effect on dental bacteria can be found. The study hypothesis states that there are no differences between the mouthrinses on the reduction of gingivitis and dental plaque accumulation as well on the bacterial counts of Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus, aerobic and anaerobic bacteria.

The objective of this clinical research study is to assess plaque and gingivitis reductions of Connected Toothbrush compared to Non-Connected Toothbrush over a six-week clinical study.

This Phase II stratified randomized prevention trial will assess the efficacy of a behavioral economic theory-based financial incentive drawing program versus a control regimen to promote early childhood caries (ECC) preventive health behaviors (toothbrushing performance) for young children of predominantly Latino parents/caregivers in Early Head Start (EHS) and day care center programs.

To assess the effect of a test antimicrobial oral rinse from Next Science on the prevention of oral biofilm formation and thereby preventing gingivitis by monitoring the oral microbial flora and measuring gingival inflammation and bleeding.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of a xylitol containing propolis tablet on the salivary pH, total microorganisms count and soluble and insoluble extracellular polysaccharide concentration of the dental biofilm of adolescents in a randomized controlled clinical trial. In addition, evaluate the acceptability of the individuals regarding the characteristics of the tablets (appearance, taste, aroma and texture) through a questionnaire. To that end, healthy adolescents between 10 and 19 years old, without active carious lesions, who seek care at the Pediatric Dentistry Clinic of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) will be randomly assigned to the two groups of the study: control group (propolis- consumers of tablets with propolis), respecting an interval of 30 days of rest between the consumption of the tablets. The study will be cross-checked and the principal investigator will be blind. The tablets will be given to the participants on an exact number of days of use and they will be instructed to consume two tablets per day for 7 uninterrupted days. After 30 days of interval, they will consume the other type of tablet with the same recommendations of the first one. The total non-stimulated saliva collection will be performed at the beginning of the study (before the consumption of the tablets) and 7 days after the intervention of each type of tablet, as well as the collection of the dental biofilm. Saliva and biofilm samples from all individuals will be identified and later analyzed in the laboratory, on the same day of collection, to measure the salivary pH, with the aid of a phmeter, and evaluation of the growth of total microorganisms (CFU / mg biofilm ), respectively. From the biofilm collected and stored in saline, concentrations of soluble and insoluble extracellular polysaccharides will also be measured by means of a spectrophotometer. Statistical tests will be used to compare the groups, with a significance level of 5%. As results, the propolis-containing tablet is expected to increase the salivary pH and decrease the number of total microorganisms in the dental biofilm.

It is well accepted that the greatest contributor to the health of the periodontium and dentition is regular and thorough dental plaque removal, typically by means of adequate toothbrushing. Although patients are typically informed about the risks of substandard oral hygiene and the contributing factors in oral/dental disease by dental professionals, research has shown that an undesirably high proportion of adults find thorough toothbrushing with a standard manual toothbrush to achieve a plaque-free state challenging, as evidenced by high worldwide levels of gingivitis and/or periodontitis.

The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of manual and electric toothbrush on dental plaque removal by using various intraoral imaging systems. Thirty healthy individuals using the same type of toothbrush for at least 2 years participated in the study. 12 teeth of each individual, including upper and lower anteriors, were examined. Group 1 including volunteers who used to use manual toothbrushes (MT) started to use an electric toothbrush (ET) and Group 2 including volunteers who used to use an ET and started to use a MT for 1 month with the same daily brushing routines. Following the clinical intraoral examination, plaque (PI) and gingival index (GI) measurements were performed 5 hours after brushing. The GI was evaluated through Sillness&Löe Gingival Index. The PI was evaluated according to Quigley and Hein's Plaque Index criteria and was scored clinically on visual inspection and digital imaging systems including FluoreCam, DSLR Camera, D-Light Pro, Smile Lite MDP, iTero Element Flex. The data was evaluated under p<0.005 significant level.