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Participants
Start Date
October 15, 2024
Primary Completion Date
December 4, 2024
Study Completion Date
December 4, 2024
Brushing and Flossing of teeth
32 subjects will be instructed to clean their teeth daily using only the provided toothbrush with an assigned ADA-accepted fluoride dentifrice. Subjects in the experimental group will brush and floss with the provided stretchable loop floss at least twice a day. To assess compliance, each subject will be asked to fill out a diary every time they brush/floss. On day 15 (+/- 2) day of product use, subjects will receive a phone call from the study coordinator or designee to assess brushing/flossing compliance. At day 30 (+/- 2), study hygiene and gum chewing restrictions as well as eating restriction will apply, and the efficacy assessments will be repeated, subjects will be dismissed, and the study will finish.
Brushing Only
32 subjects will be instructed to clean their teeth daily using only the provided toothbrush with an assigned ADA-accepted fluoride dentifrice. Subjects assigned to the control group will brush their teeth at least twice a day only. On day 15 (+/- 2) day of product use, subjects will receive a phone call from the study coordinator or designee to assess brushing/flossing compliance. At day 30 (+/- 2), study hygiene and gum chewing restrictions as well as eating restriction will apply, and the efficacy assessments will be repeated, subjects will be dismissed, and the study will finish.
Indiana University School of dentistry, Oral Health Research institute 415 Lansing Street, Indianapolis
Indiana University
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