Clinical Trial: Oral Hygiene Procedures on Reduction of Oral Malodor

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Effects of Various Oral Hygiene Procedures on the Reduction of Oral Malodor in Periodontally Healthy Patients

Brief Summary: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of various oral hygiene procedures on reduction of oral malodor.

Detailed Summary: Thirty volunteers who matched with including criteria were divided randomly into two groups. Both groups were instructed to brush their teeth with a scrubbing method for the first one week. Then, each group received the different additional oral malodor reduction regimen- in addition to tooth brushing tongue cleaning in one group and chlorine dioxide (ClO2) mouthwash in another group for three consecutive weeks. After that, all the participants were instructed to practice all the three oral hygiene procedures (tooth brushing, mouth washing, tongue cleaning) the last one week. Total volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) measured by breathtron, tongue coating, plaque score and bleeding on probing (BOP) were outcomes of this study.
Sponsor: Ei Ei Aung

Current Primary Outcome: Volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) [ Time Frame: 5 weeks ]

Total volatile sulfur compounds was measured by Breathron®


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Bleeding on probing [ Time Frame: 5 weeks ]
    gingival bleeding was recorded of bleeding was detected after examination with periodontal probe.
  • Tongue coating [ Time Frame: 5weeks ]
    tongue coating was evaluated by Winkel tongue coating index.
  • Debris index [ Time Frame: 5 weeks ]
    debris index was evaluated by oral hygiene index.


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Tokyo Medical and Dental University

Dates:
Date Received: April 7, 2014
Date Started: September 2013
Date Completion:
Last Updated: April 11, 2014
Last Verified: April 2014