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The study aims to compare the efficacy of the use of different methods of teeth cleaning on the oral hygiene in patients with orthodontic fixed appliance
Subjects were randomized into four groups, the first group will receive manual tooth brush with super floss, the second group will receive electric tooth brush with super floss, the third group will receive manual tooth brush with water dental flosser and the fourth group will receive electric tooth brush with water flosser.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Manual Toothbrush with Superfloss | Active Comparator | Patients in this group will receive Manual Toothbrush (Oral B) and Superfloss (Oral B) and will be instructed to use them three times a day. |
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| Electric Toothbrush with Superfloss | Experimental | Patients in this group will receive Electric Toothbrush (JETPIK) and Superfloss (Oral B) and will be instructed to use them three times a day. |
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| Manual Toothbrush with Water Flosser | Experimental | Patient in this group will receive Manual Toothbrush and Dental Water Jet and will be instructed to use them three times a day. |
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| Electric Toothbrush with Water Flosser | Experimental | Patient in this group will receive Electric tooth brush (JETPIK) and water flosser and will be instructed to use them three times a day. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Manual toothbrush | Device | Soft manual toothbrush (Oral B) will be used to brush occlusal, buccal and lingual teeth surfaces. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in plaque index | plaque index: 0 no plaque, 1 plaque seen only on tip of explorer or with disclosing agents, 2 plaque seen with naked eye, 3 abundance of plaque | baseline, after 4 weeks and after 8 weeks |
| Change in gingival index | gingival index: 0, normal gingiva, 1 mild inflammation- slight change in color, slight edema and bleeding on probing. 2 moderate inflammation - redness, edema and bleeding on probing. 3, sever inflammation - redness, edema, and tendency to spontaneous bleeding | baseline, after 4 weeks and after 8 weeks |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Omar H Alkadhi | Contact | 966505154754 | omar.alkadhi@riyadh.edu.sa |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Omar AlKadhi | Recruiting | Riyadh | 11372 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Electric Toothbrush | Device | Electric toothbrush (Jetpik JP210) will be used to brush occlusal, buccal and lingual teeth surfaces. |
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| Superfloss | Device | Superfloss (Oral B) will be used to clean interproximal teeth surfaces. |
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| Dental Water Jet | Device | Dental water jet (Jetpik JP210) will be used to clean interproximal teeth surfaces. |
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