U.S., Sept. 30 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07196969) titled 'Effects of Electric Toothbrushes on Periodontal Health and Oral Microbial Flora in Children With Space Maintainers' on Sept. 21.
Brief Summary: Objectives: To evaluate and compare the effects of electric and manual toothbrushes on periodontal health parameters and salivary microbial flora in children with fixed and removable space maintainers.
Materials and methods: Sixty-eight children (30 girls, 38 boys; mean age 8.8 years) requiring fixed (n=34) or removable (n=34) space maintainers were randomly allocated to electric (n=17) or manual (n=17) toothbrush subgroups. Periodontal indices; plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), blee...