Comparative Effect of Chewing Sticks and Toothbrushing on Plaque Removal and Gingival Health

• Sponsor: Taibah University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT01336179
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 18
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Duration (Months): 2
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 9

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of the proposed study is to compare the effect of chewing sticks (Miswak) and the toothbrushes on plaque removal and gingival health.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Plaque Induced Gingivitis	Procedure: Salvadora persica; Procedure: Toothbrush	N/A

Detailed Description

Dental plaque removal is essential in maintaining oral health. Methods for oral hygiene vary from country to country and from culture to culture. The use of a wood stick (miswak or chewing stick) for brushing the teeth is considered an important tool for oral hygiene care in many Afro-Asian communities. The aim of the study is to compare the effect of the chewing stick (miswak), and toothbrushing on plaque removal and gingival health. The participants comprise 18 healthy Saudi Arabian male volunteers aged 21 to 30 years, at Taibah University in Saudi Arabia. The study was designed as a single, blind, randomized split-mouth study. Professional tooth cleaning was conducted, and after six weeks use of either the miswak or toothbrush on each quadrant, modified plaque and gingival indices, were recorded.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 18 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: Single (Investigator)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: The Efficacy of the Miswak Chewing Sticks (Salvadora Persica)on Plaque Removal and Gingival Health: Randomised Clinical Trial
• Study Start Date: Mar 1, 2011
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Apr 1, 2011
• Actual Study Completion Date: May 1, 2011

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Miswak, dental plaque and gingivitis	Procedure: Salvadora persica; twice daily use, two minutes interval
Active Comparator: Toothbrush, dental plaque and gingivitis	Procedure: Toothbrush; Twice daily use two minutes interval

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Miswak is useful for removing plaque and preventing gingivitis [6 weeks]

   Miswak will be compared to toothbrush as a mechanical plaque control device, by calculating plaque index and gingival index scores for participants after 6 weeks of use.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 Years to 30 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: Male
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy individuals

• presence of at least 14 teeth

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects on medications (antiinflammatory or antibiotics)

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Faculty of Dentistry Taibah University	Almadinah		Saudi Arabia	04

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Taibah University

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Tareq AS Abu Saleh, MSc, MRD, Assistant professor in Periodontics, Taibah University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01336179
• Other Study ID Numbers: UTFD201127021
• First Posted: Apr 15, 2011
• Last Update Posted: Jun 1, 2011
• Last Verified: Apr 1, 2011

• Keywords provided by , ,: gingivitis; dental plaque; oral hygiene; toothbrush; chewing sticks
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Gingivitis

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jun 1, 2011