Interdental Hygiene Methods in Young Adults

Launched by HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON · Feb 24, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying the best ways for young adults to keep their teeth and gums healthy by focusing on cleaning between their teeth, known as interdental hygiene. Researchers want to understand how different types of interdental brushes, which are tools designed to clean these hard-to-reach spaces, can help reduce harmful bacteria and inflammation in the mouth. Good oral hygiene is important because it not only affects dental health but can also prevent other serious health issues, such as heart disease and diabetes.

To participate in this trial, you need to be between 18 and 30 years old, living or working in the Lyon area, and able to provide written consent. Some people, like those with certain health conditions, smokers, or individuals currently involved in other studies, may not be eligible. If you join the study, you’ll be using different types of interdental brushes while researchers observe how effective they are in improving oral health. This trial is not yet recruiting participants, but it aims to help young adults maintain a healthier mouth and contribute to their overall well-being.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Person between 18 and 30 years old
• • Person who has given free, informed, express written consent
• • Person affiliated to a French social security system
• • Person living or working in Lyon or the Lyon conurbation served by public transport (TCL)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Person with a smoking addiction
• • Person participating in another study related to oral hygiene
• • Patients at high risk of infective endocarditis
• • Person with chronic pathologies
• • Person having taken antibiotic treatment during the month preceding the start of the study
• • Pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding woman
• • Persons deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision
• • People receiving psychiatric care
• • Persons admitted to a health or social establishment for purposes other than research
• • Adults subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship, curatorship)
• • Persons not affiliated to a social security scheme or beneficiaries of a similar scheme
• • Person with fewer than 20 natural teeth
• • Person performing interdental hygiene and/or daily mouthwashes.
• • Person wearing orthodontic appliance
• • Person with periodontal disease (stage ≥ II periodontal lesions according to the Chicago 2017 classification (i.e. PD ≥ 4 mm, and/or CAL ≥ 4 mm) and/or generalized (\>30% of sites )), active caries or during dental care