A Controlled Clinical Study to Determine the Gingivitis Benefit of Flossing

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Gingivitis

In brief

This is a randomized, controlled, examiner-blind, parallel group, four week clinical study comparing brushing plus flossing to brushing alone in healthy adults with mild-to-moderate gingivitis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00855933

Run by

Procter and Gamble

People needed

60

Starts

2009-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-02-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• at least 18 years of age;
• physically able to floss his/her teeth;
• refrained from performing oral hygiene the morning of the Baseline visit;
• have measurable gingivitis on at least 5 test sites;
• in good general health.

You may not qualify if…

• severe periodontal disease
• atypical discoloration or pigmentation in the gingival tissue;
• meaningful malocclusion of the anterior teeth;
• fixed facial orthodontic appliances;
• use of antibiotics within two weeks of the baseline visit and at any time during the study;
• any diseases or conditions that could be expected to interfere with the subject safely completing the study.

Where it is running

• Dr. Geza Terézhalmy, DDS , MA — San Antonio, Texas, United States
• Luis R. Archila, DDS — Guatemala City, Guatemala

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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