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NCT Number: NCT04675736

Evaluation of the Optimum Brushing Force on Dental Plaque Removal and the Abrasive Effect of Brushing Force on Enamel Surface.

Objective

1. To determine the optimum brushing force for dental plaque removal. 2. To investigate the effect of brushing force on enamel characteristic.

Hypothesis H0 : Structural tooth loss is not significantly different between before and after brushing with excessive force on enamel surface.

H1 : Structural tooth loss is significantly different between before and after brushing with excessive force on enamel surface.

Study design: Experimental study

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Key information

Conditions

the Optimum Brushing Force for Dental Plaque Removal and the Effect of Brushing Force on Enamel Characteristic

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Dentistry

Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

extracted bovine incisors

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

brushing force

Procedure

Using duplication method, vertical force was applied from 1-5.5 N in linear mesial-distal brushing motion at 4 strokes per second for 5 seconds Force was increase 0.5 N in every testing until plaque was completely removed from enamel surface

Primary outcomes

optimum force

Time frame: 5 seconds

The toothbrush holder was adjusted allowing toothbrush bristle to press onto the tooth surface until the loading monitor indicated the designated vertical loading force. Loading force was applied from a minimum of 1 N, with an increment of 1 N to a maximum of 6 N. The optimum force which remove all dental plaque from tooth surface will recorded.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mahidol University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of the Optimum Brushing Force on Dental Plaque Removal and the Abrasive Effect of Brushing Force on Enamel Surface: An in Vitro Study.

Important dates

Study start: 2019
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Dec 19, 2020
Registry last updated: Dec 19, 2020

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