Effect of Water Rinsing After Topical Fluoride Application on Dental Plaque pH

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences25 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study was to determine whether rinsing with water or cleansing teeth after topical fluoride therapy affect the dental plaque pH.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Dental Caries

Interventions

cleansing teeth after topical fluoride therapyPROCEDURE

washing with water 0, 15 or 30 min after APF treatment or cleansing teeth with cotton roll immediately following APF treatment.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 21 YearsMax age: 29 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * healthy people (Without any systemic disease) * normal unstimulated salivary rate Exclusion Criteria: * Active dental caries * taking any medication with any effect on saliva rate * taking antibiotic (or antibacterial mouth rinses) during last 4 weeks * usig fluoride mouth rinses during last 2 weeks.

Locations (1)

Dental School - Mashhad University of Medical Siences

Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

dental plaque PH

Time frame: the pH of 48-hour dental plaque was measured using plaque sampling method before (baseline pH) and after sucrose challenge at 5, 10,15,20,30 minutes

Secondary Outcomes

maximum pH drop

Time frame: 5,10,15,20 and 30 min after sucrose chalenge

pH recovery time

time for returning to the baseline pH

Time frame: within 30 min after sucrose challenge

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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