Title
Clinical Parameters and Oral Fluid Biomarkers in Gingivitis Subjects using an Electric Toothbrush with Irrigator vs a Manual Toothbrush Alone over 8 Weeks: A Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ramseier C.A.
Petitat C.
Trepp S.
Lang N.P.
Eick S.
Adam R.
Barker M.L.
Timm H.
Klukowska M.
Salvi G.E.
Senior Clinical Scientist-Dentist
Publisher(s)
Quintessence Publishing Co., Ltd
Abstract
Purpose: To compare clinical outcomes and oral fluid biomarkers in gingivitis subjects using an electric tooth-brush/irrigator combination (test) or a manual toothbrush alone (control) over 8 weeks. Materials and Methods: Subjects were randomly assigned to two groups of n = 30. In both groups, toothbrushing was performed twice daily at home and no additional interdental cleaning aids were allowed. Plaque Index (PLI), Gingival Index (GI), whole saliva (WS), and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) samples were collected at weeks 2, 4, and 8. Results: Subjects' mean age was 23 years and 52% were female. Overall baseline means were 1.31 for PLI, 1.07 for GI, and 34.9 for number of bleeding sites. At every follow-up visit, both groups differed statistically significantly (p < 0.001) from baseline for all clinical parameters. The test group demonstrated statistically significantly (p < 0.001) greater reductions in GI vs the control group by 18% at week 2, 17% at week 4 and 24% at week 8. The test group also demonstrated statistically significantly (p < 0.002) greater reductions in the number of bleeding sites vs the control group by 33% at week 2, 34% at week 4 and 43% at week 8. Between-group comparisons for both WS and GCF revealed numerical trends for decreased levels of interleukin (IL)-1p in GCF after 4 and 8 weeks, but these were not statistically significant. Conclusion: In subjects using the electric toothbrush/irrigator combination, increased clinical improvements may be found accompanied by similarly improved trends for oral fluid biomarkers such as IL-1p.
Start page
137
End page
148
Volume
19
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Odontología, Cirugía oral, Medicina oral
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85102219805
PubMed ID
Source
Oral Health and Preventive Dentistry
ISSN of the container
16021622
Sponsor(s)
This study was supported by The Procter & Gamble Company.
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