Clinical trials: Gingival Index
Dental Plaque, Gingival Diseases
Effectiveness of Dental Health Education Methods on Oral Hygiene, Oral Health Care Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem of Young Orphans
Background: Orphan children are at higher risk of developing oral diseases, compared to non-orphans. They also face various emotional, social, and psychological distresses which affect their general as well as oral health.
- Conditions
- Dental Plaque, Gingival Diseases, Oral Health, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT07771634
- Testing
- Conventional dental health education, Game based dental health education, Peer-group based dental health education
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 264 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Dental Plaque, Oral Hygiene
Smartphone App Versus Verbal Motivation for Oral Hygiene in Fixed Orthodontic Patients
This study looked at whether a smartphone app can help patients with fixed braces keep their teeth cleaner than usual spoken advice alone.
- Conditions
- Dental Plaque, Oral Hygiene, Gingivitis, Malocclusion
- Trial name
- iTeeth (NCT07835022)
- Testing
- Smartphone application for oral-hygiene motivation (iTeeth Orthodontics), Conventional verbal oral-hygiene motivation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atlas University
Gingivitis, DMFT Index
Motivational Interviewing to Improve Oral Hygiene in Adolescent Orthodontic Patients
This study is being conducted to explore how motivational interviewing (MI), A patient-centered counseling method, can help improve oral health awareness and practices in adolescents undergoing orthodontic treatment.
- Conditions
- Gingivitis, DMFT Index, Dental Plaque Index, Oral Hygiene Education Methods
- Trial name
- MI-Ortho (NCT07164989)
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing-Based Counseling, Standard Oral Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Periodontal Disease; Gingivitis; Dental Plaque; Malocclusion (Post-orthodontic Treatment)
Digital vs Conventional VFR in Post-Orthodontic Retention
This study is comparing two ways of making a retainer, the clear, removable kind worn after braces to see whether the way it's made affects gum health.
- Trial name
- NCT07760935
- Testing
- Digital Vacuum-Formed Retainer, Conventional Vacuum-Formed Retainer
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Ziauddin University
Obesity & Overweight, Orthodontic Treatment
Impact of Increased Body Mass Index on Adolescent Fixed Orthodontic Treatment. A Prospective Longitudinal Study
The goal of this prospective observational study is to assess the influence of increased body mass index (BMI) on various oral health and orthodontic-related parameters in adolescents undergoing orthodontic therapy (OT) with…
- Trial name
- NCT07217756
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Chronic Inflammatory Gingival Enlargement, Gingival Enlargement
Wound Healing After Gingivectomy
Gingival enlargement caused by chronic inflammation may require surgical intervention when non-surgical periodontal therapy is insufficient.
- Conditions
- Chronic Inflammatory Gingival Enlargement, Gingival Enlargement, Gingival Hyperplasia
- Trial name
- OZONE-GING (NCT07517328)
- Testing
- Gaseous ozone application, Gingivectomy/gingivoplasty
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University