Comparative Efficacy of Dental Flossing Before or After Tooth Brushing on Interproximal Plaque Reduction and Fluoride Retention in That Area

NCT02971514 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 920200
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 25
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled crossover trial conducted on 25 dental students. in the preliminary session each volunteer was given a toothbrush(Trisa, soft, Switzerland) and toothpaste(Pooneh, Iran) and Dental Floss( Mina, Iran)to use during the study, and they were instructed the proper techniques of brushing and flossing.The study was performed in two treatment sessions and a 48 hour washout period. They passed through the sessions in a randomized sequence. After prophylaxis with rubber cup, they were asked to discontinue all oral hygiene for 24 hour. At the first session , they flossed first followed by brushing (floss-brush group) and at the other session they used dental floss after brushing (brush-floss group) . At each session, before and after brushing and flossing , Dental plaque reduction was assessed using Rustogi Modified Navi Plaque Index. Interdental plaque was collected for measuring fluoride. Differences between the two groups were analyzed with mixed model test.

Conditions

Dental Devices, Home Care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Dental plaque reduction

  Dental plaque assessed using a scale known as: "Rustogi Modified Navy Plaque Index"

  immediately Before brushing/ flossing and immediately after these procedures

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• fluoride concentration in Interdental plaque

  Immediately after toothbrushing /flossing interdental plaque was collected for fluoride measurement

Study Arms (2)

Floss-Brush group

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants flossed first followed by brushing

Behavioral: Flossing before Brushing

Brush-Floss group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

They used dental floss after brushing

Behavioral: Brushing before Flossing

Interventions

Flossing before Brushing BEHAVIORAL

Floss-Brush group

Brushing before Flossing BEHAVIORAL

Brush-Floss group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Dental students with 16 teeth in each jaw who had Normal salivary volume No active caries No medicine which could be affect salivary secretion No fluoride consumption in the last two weeks No Antibiotic consumption in the last 4 weeks

You may not qualify if:

• Any systemic diseases Periodontal diseases Crowding

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mashhad University of Medical Sciences: lead

Study Sites (1)

Amir Moeintaghavi

Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi, 91735-984, Iran

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Mazhari F, Boskabady M, Moeintaghavi A, Habibi A. The effect of toothbrushing and flossing sequence on interdental plaque reduction and fluoride retention: A randomized controlled clinical trial. J Periodontol. 2018 Jul;89(7):824-832. doi: 10.1002/JPER.17-0149. Epub 2018 Jul 20.

  PMID: 29741239 DERIVED

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: TRIPLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor od Pedodontics

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 11, 2016
• First Posted: November 23, 2016
• Study Start: May 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2015
• Last Updated: November 23, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-11

Locations

IR (1)