Training and Calibration of Dental Examiners

October 2, 2008 updated by: Colgate Palmolive
Training and calibration of dental examiners

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

18

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Jersey
      • Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07101
        • UMDNJ Dental School

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female volunteers 18-65 years of age
  • Good general health
  • Must sign informed consent form
  • Minimum of 20 natural uncrowned teeth (excluding third molars) must be present.
  • No history of allergy to personal care consumer products, or their ingredients, relevant to any ingredient in the test products as determined by the dental/medical professional monitoring the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects unable or unwilling to sign the informed consent form.
  2. Medical condition which requires pre-medication prior to dental visits/procedures
  3. Moderate or advanced periodontal disease or heavy dental tartar (calculus).
  4. 2 or more decayed untreated dental sites at screening.
  5. Other disease of the hard or soft oral tissues.
  6. Impaired salivary function (e.g. Sjogren's syndrome or head and neck irradiation).
  7. Use of medications that can affect salivary flow (e.g. anticholinergics, adrenergics, antihistamines, vasoconstrictors or decongestants).
  8. Use of antibiotics or antimicrobial drugs within 30 days prior to study visit #1.
  9. Pregnant or nursing women.
  10. Participation in any other clinical study within 1 week prior to enrollment into this study.
  11. Allergy to chlorhexidine
  12. Use of tobacco products
  13. Subjects who must receive dental treatment during the study dates.
  14. Current use of Antibiotics for any purpose.
  15. Presence of an orthodontic appliance.
  16. History of allergy to common dentifrice ingredients.
  17. Immune compromised individuals (HIV, AIDS, immuno suppressive drug therapy)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: B
Drug: Fluoride
Brush half mouth twice daily for four days
Drug: Fluoride
Brush half mouth daily for four days
Drug: Triclosan
Brush half mouth daily for four days
Active Comparator: C
Drug: Chlorhexidine gluconate
Mouth rinsing with 15 ml for 30 seconds twice a day for four days
Placebo Comparator: A
Drug: Fluoride
Brush half mouth twice daily for four days
Drug: Fluoride
Brush half mouth daily for four days

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Dental plaque
Time Frame: 6 weeks
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Colgate Palmolive

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Michael Deasy, DDS

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 23, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 30, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

October 2, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 3, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 2, 2008

Last Verified

October 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ATO-2007-PLA-01-RR

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