Sulcular Bristle Tip Technique (SBTT) With an Electric Toothbrush

Launched by TUFTS UNIVERSITY · Jun 9, 2020

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • At least 18 years of age
• • Subjects must show \> 20% buccal/lingual cervical sites with bleeding on probing (BoP)
• • Subjects must have \> 24 natural teeth excluding third molars
• • Subjects must have had a professional dental prophylaxis within three months of beginning the study
• • Subjects must be willing to brush with electric toothbrush twice daily.
• • Subjects who are randomized into Group 1 must be willing to be taught and to demonstrate the SBTT
• • Subjects who are randomized into Group 2 must be willing to follow the Sonicare DFU from Philips Oral Healthcare; however, will otherwise be uninstructed until after the study has been completed
• • Subjects must be willing to refrain from any oral hygiene for at least 12-18 hours prior to each study follow-up visit.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Subjects who use tobacco products
• • Subjects who are currently pregnant (self-reported) due to the greater bleeding tendency caused by hormonal changes
• • Subjects with fixed or removable orthodontic appliances
• • Subjects whose restorations violate or potentially violate the biologic width.
• • Subjects with irregular restoration margins or overhanging margins within 1mm of the crest of the marginal gingiva.
• • Antibiotic treatment at the time of the initial examination or during the month prior
• • Subjects with cervical probing depth \>3 mm
• • Subjects with systemic diseases that affect the gingiva
• • Subjects taking medications that affect the gingiva
• • Subjects who cannot read/write/speak English