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Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of a Loop Stretchable Dental Floss in Controlling Gingivitis and Supragingival Plaque Removal During Thirty Days
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Brushing and Flossing of teeth and Brushing Only for Gingivitis and Supragingival Plaque. Completed, enrolled 64 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This will be a single-blind, single-center, parallel, randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Floss Loops stretchable floss for the control of gingivitis and supragingival plaque removal between two groups, control (no-floss) and experimental (flossing with Floss Loops), during thirty (2 +/-) days.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
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.
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.