NCT06561204Completed
Full-mouth Electronic Toothbrush vs. Conventional Electronic Toothbrush
Impact of a Full-mouth Electronic Toothbrush on Indicators of Gingivitis and Patient Perceptions: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 17 Dec 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this randomized, masked-examiner clinical trial is to investigate a full-mouth electronic toothbrush (FMET). The three arms are: 1) FMET + American Dental Association (ADA) approved dentifrice, 2) conventional electronic toothbrush (ETB) + ADA dentifrice and 3) FMET + foam system.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 94 (actual)
- First submitted
- 16 Aug 2024
- Start date
- 30 Dec 2024
- Primary completion date
- 10 Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
- University of Minnesota
- NCT number
- NCT06561204
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 94
- From 30 Dec 2024 to the primary completion date, 10 Oct 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Fixed prosthesis (i.e. implant retained denture), orthodontic appliance or under orthodontic treatment.
Other illness
- Presence of aggressive, necrotizing, uncommon periodontal disease, or any uncontrolled periodontal condition.
Lab values
- Any medication that may impact periodontal conditions (i.e., phenytoin, calcium antagonists, cyclosporin, warfarin, antimicrobials, or steroids).
- Have any uncontrolled medical condition or immunocompromised that may impact the study (i.e. uncontrolled diabetes HbA1c \> 7, HIV).
Other
- Presence of any physical limitation or restriction that might preclude normal oral hygiene procedures (i.e. need another individual to perform oral self-care).
- Pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or unsure of pregnancy status (self-reported)
- ≥2 weeks of antibiotic use in the past three months. Or antibiotic use in the last six weeks.
- Cigarette use within the last year
- Unable to comply with the study protocol
Who the study is looking for
- University of Minnesota School of Dentistry patient of record who is 18 years of age or older.
- Documented periodontal classification of mild to moderate gingivitis (\>10% BOP) or documented gingivitis on an intact, reduce, or stable with a history of periodontitis in AxiUm electronic health record (EHR) \>10% BOP.
- A minimum of 25% plaque measured O'Leary plaque score.
- A minimum of five natural teeth in each quadrant (excluding third molars, dental implants or teeth with more that ½ of natural surface restored).
- Be willing to abstain from all professional oral hygiene care (prophy/periodontal maintenance) during the study.
- Be willing to abstain from the use of any other dental cleaning aids (dental floss, water flossers, interdental brushes, dental or tooth picks, mouthwash, etc.) during the study.
- Access to personal email account and a device connected to the internet to complete questionnaires and communicate with study team.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Minneapolis | United States | Unknown status |
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