Water Flosser vs String Floss vs Manual Toothbrush Safety

All Sum Research Center Ltd.105 enrolled

Overview

Evaluation of the Safety of a Water Flosser on Gingival and Epithelial Tissue at Different Pressure Settings

This study is designed to add to the safety data by measuring, Oral Soft tissue, Clinical Attachment Levels and Probing Pocket Depths on different pressure settings at different time points over a 6 week period. Data will be collected at Baseline, 2 week, 4 week and 6 week time frames.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

105

Conditions

Soft Tissue Injuries

Interventions

Water FlosserDEVICE

Power interdental cleaner

String FlossDEVICE

Mechanical interdental cleaner

Manual ToothbrushDEVICE

ADA standard soft bristle toothbrush

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Written consent prior to participation * Good general health and non smoker * Have scorable Ramfjord's teeth Exclusion Criteria: * Probing depth \>4mm on Ramfjord's teeth * Moderate to severe gingivitis * Advanced periodontitis * Medications that impact soft tissue.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Clinical Attachment Levels

Measurement from the junction Epithelium to the cemento enamel junction

Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Probing pocket depth

Measurement from the junction Epithelium to the free gingival margin

Time frame: 6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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