The Effect of Tongue Cleaning in Periodontitis Patients

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

EARLY_PHASE1

Total Enrollment

18 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-01-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study was to examine in periodontitis patients with visible tongue coating the changes in microbial load (aerobic and anaerobic) of the 14 day use of a tongue scraper versus the use of a regular toothbrush to clean the tongue.

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Detailed Description

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Volatile sulphur compounds (VSC's) are the most important causes of bad breath. Since the micro-organisms that produce VSC's are also periodopathogens, intuitively, one would think that there is a positive correlation between VSC levels in exhaled breath and periodontitis. However, not all periodontitis patients have bad breath. A possible explanation can be a positive relationship between tongue coating an bad breath. In the past, tongue cleaning was already researched in an oral healthy population. This research aimed to examine in periodontitis patients with visible tongue coating the changes in microbial load (aerobic and anaerobic) of the 14 day use of a tongue scraper versus the use of a regular toothbrush to clean the tongue. Additionally changes in tongue coating; and patient perception about tongue cleaning was researched.

Conditions

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Periodontitis Tongue Coating

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Tongue scraper

In this group the subjects are explained how to use a plastic loop-formed tongue cleaner (Halita® tongue cleaner (Dentaid, Spain)) to clean their tongues.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tongue scraper

Intervention Type DEVICE

The patients were instructed to start cleaning the tongue by two pulling strokes along the median sulcus of the tongue, followed by two pulling strokes along the lateral edges of the tongue.

Toothbrush

In this group the subjects are explained how to use a toothbrush (Oral-B® Indicator® medium tooth brush) to clean their tongues.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Toothbrush

Intervention Type DEVICE

The patients who were assigned to the tooth brush group were taught to perform three forward and backward strokes along the median sulcus and at each lateral part of the tongue.

Interventions

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Tongue scraper

The patients were instructed to start cleaning the tongue by two pulling strokes along the median sulcus of the tongue, followed by two pulling strokes along the lateral edges of the tongue.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Toothbrush

The patients who were assigned to the tooth brush group were taught to perform three forward and backward strokes along the median sulcus and at each lateral part of the tongue.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Tongue scraper (Halita® tongue cleaner (Dentaid, Spain)) Toothbrush (Oral-B® Indicator® medium tooth brush)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* systemically healthy patients
* periodontitis patients

Exclusion Criteria

* already using a tongue cleaning device
* use of antibiotics the previous 6 months
* rinsing with a chlorhexidine mouth rinse the past month
* smokers
* patients who underwent periodontal therapy the past three years were not included.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes