Assessment of Bacterial Loads of Essix Retainers in Patients Under Retention Therapy
NCT ID: NCT04871763
Last Updated: 2021-12-21
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
15 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-05-12
2021-12-18
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Bacterial loads are collected from essix retainers, whereas Bleeding Index, Plaque Index, BEWE Index and Schiff Air Sensitivity test are assessed from the patients' mouth.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Geldis® gel
Patients will brush their essix retainers with a toothbrush and with Geldis® gel.
Retainers' Cleansing with Geldis®
Patients will clean their essix retainers with Geldis® using a toothbrush every night for 2 months.
Tablets
Patients will leave their essix retainers in a glass with water and Polident tablets.
Retainers' Cleansing with tablets
Patients will leave their essix retainers in a glass with water and Polident tablets every night for 2 months.
Water
Patients will brush essix retainers with a toothbrush under running water.
Retainers' cleansing with water
Patients will brush their essix retainers with a toothbrush under water every night for 2 months.
Interventions
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Retainers' Cleansing with Geldis®
Patients will clean their essix retainers with Geldis® using a toothbrush every night for 2 months.
Retainers' Cleansing with tablets
Patients will leave their essix retainers in a glass with water and Polident tablets every night for 2 months.
Retainers' cleansing with water
Patients will brush their essix retainers with a toothbrush under water every night for 2 months.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Non-orthodontic patients.
18 Years
50 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Pavia
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Andrea Scribante
Research Resident, Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Andrea Scribante, DDS, PhD.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Pavia
Locations
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Unit of Dental Hygiene - Section of Dentistry - Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatrics - University of Pavia
Pavia, Lombardy, Italy
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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2021-ESSIX
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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