Purpose

The study is a randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of a dual light ultrasonic toothbrush on periodontal health in orthodontic patients undergoing surgery. Patients with cleft lip and palate undergo bone graft and orthognathic surgery. The study will compare the periodontal outcomes in patients who use these toothbrushes during the post-surgical period.

Conditions

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 6 Years and 20 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patient of record of the Craniofacial and Special Care Orthodontic Clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles - Between the ages of 6 and 20 years - Physical status of ASA I or II - Diagnosis of craniofacial and/or isolated, complete or incomplete, bilateral or unilateral cleft lip and palate

Exclusion Criteria

  • physical inability to brush teeth - cognitive inability to comprehend and follow directions.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Randomized
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Single (Investigator)
Masking Description
randomized assignment of study ID number

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Orthognathic Surgery Manual Toothbrush
1. Patient of record of the Craniofacial and Special Care Orthodontic Clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2. Between the ages of 6 and 20 years 3. Physical status of ASA I or II 4. Diagnosis of craniofacial and/or isolated, complete or incomplete, bilateral or unilateral cleft lip and palate 5. Intervention: Manual toothbrush.
  • Device: Toothbrush
    We will test three toothbrushes in patients undergoing surgery and a control no surgery group. These toothbrushes are manual toothbrushes, sonic toothbrushes, and sonic and dual light toothbrushes.
Experimental
Orthognathic Surgery Sonic toothbrush
1. Patient of record of the Craniofacial and Special Care Orthodontic Clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2. Between the ages of 6 and 20 years 3. Physical status of ASA I or II 4. Diagnosis of craniofacial and/or isolated, complete or incomplete, bilateral or unilateral cleft lip and palate 5. Intervention:Sonic toothbrush without activation of the dual light feature.
  • Device: Toothbrush
    We will test three toothbrushes in patients undergoing surgery and a control no surgery group. These toothbrushes are manual toothbrushes, sonic toothbrushes, and sonic and dual light toothbrushes.
Experimental
Orthognathic Surgery Sonic and dual light toothbrush
1. Patient of record of the Craniofacial and Special Care Orthodontic Clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2. Between the ages of 6 and 20 years 3. Physical status of ASA I or II 4. Diagnosis of craniofacial and/or isolated, complete or incomplete, bilateral or unilateral cleft lip and palate 5. Intervention:Sonic toothbrush with activation of the dual light feature
  • Device: Toothbrush
    We will test three toothbrushes in patients undergoing surgery and a control no surgery group. These toothbrushes are manual toothbrushes, sonic toothbrushes, and sonic and dual light toothbrushes.
Experimental
Bone Graft Manual Toothbrush
1. Patient of record of the Craniofacial and Special Care Orthodontic Clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2. Between the ages of 6 and 20 years 3. Physical status of ASA I or II 4. Diagnosis of craniofacial and/or isolated, complete or incomplete, bilateral or unilateral cleft lip and palate 5. Intervention:Manual toothbrush.
  • Device: Toothbrush
    We will test three toothbrushes in patients undergoing surgery and a control no surgery group. These toothbrushes are manual toothbrushes, sonic toothbrushes, and sonic and dual light toothbrushes.
Experimental
Bone Graft Sonic Toothbrush
1. Patient of record of the Craniofacial and Special Care Orthodontic Clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2. Between the ages of 6 and 20 years 3. Physical status of ASA I or II 4. Diagnosis of craniofacial and/or isolated, complete or incomplete, bilateral or unilateral cleft lip and palate 5. Intervention:Sonic toothbrush without activation of the dual light feature.
  • Device: Toothbrush
    We will test three toothbrushes in patients undergoing surgery and a control no surgery group. These toothbrushes are manual toothbrushes, sonic toothbrushes, and sonic and dual light toothbrushes.
Experimental
Bone Graft Sonic and Dual-light Toothbrush
1. Patient of record of the Craniofacial and Special Care Orthodontic Clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2. Between the ages of 6 and 20 years 3. Physical status of ASA I or II 4. Diagnosis of craniofacial and/or isolated, complete or incomplete, bilateral or unilateral cleft lip and palate 5. Intervention:Sonic toothbrush with activation of the dual light feature
  • Device: Toothbrush
    We will test three toothbrushes in patients undergoing surgery and a control no surgery group. These toothbrushes are manual toothbrushes, sonic toothbrushes, and sonic and dual light toothbrushes.
Experimental
No surgery, Manual Toothbrush
1. Patient of record of the Craniofacial and Special Care Orthodontic Clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2. Between the ages of 6 and 20 years 3. Physical status of ASA I or II 4. Diagnosis of craniofacial and/or isolated, complete or incomplete, bilateral or unilateral cleft lip and palate 5, Intervention:Manual toothbrush.
  • Device: Toothbrush
    We will test three toothbrushes in patients undergoing surgery and a control no surgery group. These toothbrushes are manual toothbrushes, sonic toothbrushes, and sonic and dual light toothbrushes.
Experimental
No Surgery, Sonic Toothbrush
1. Patient of record of the Craniofacial and Special Care Orthodontic Clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2. Between the ages of 6 and 20 years 3. Physical status of ASA I or II 4. Diagnosis of craniofacial and/or isolated, complete or incomplete, bilateral or unilateral cleft lip and palate 5. Intervention:Sonic toothbrush without activation of the dual light feature.
  • Device: Toothbrush
    We will test three toothbrushes in patients undergoing surgery and a control no surgery group. These toothbrushes are manual toothbrushes, sonic toothbrushes, and sonic and dual light toothbrushes.
Experimental
No Surgery, Sonic and Dual-light Toothbrush
1. Patient of record of the Craniofacial and Special Care Orthodontic Clinic at Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2. Between the ages of 6 and 20 years 3. Physical status of ASA I or II 4. Diagnosis of craniofacial and/or isolated, complete or incomplete, bilateral or unilateral cleft lip and palate 5. Intervention:Sonic toothbrush with activation of the dual light feature
  • Device: Toothbrush
    We will test three toothbrushes in patients undergoing surgery and a control no surgery group. These toothbrushes are manual toothbrushes, sonic toothbrushes, and sonic and dual light toothbrushes.

Recruiting Locations

Chilldren's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California 90027
Contact:
Stephen Yen
323-361-2130
syen@chla.usc.edu

More Details

NCT ID
NCT06122805
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Study Contact

Stephen Yen, DMD, PhD
3233612130
syen@chla.usc.edu

Detailed Description

Pilot Study, Randomized Control Clinical Trial, study groups 1) Craniofacial and/or unilateral and bilateral cleft palate patients undergoing orthognathic surgery . 2) Craniofacial and/or unilateral and bilateral cleft palate patients undergoing bone-graft surgery 3) Craniofacial and/or unilateral and bilateral cleft palate patients with no pending surgery. Three Investigational device include Dual Light Therapy Sonic Toothbrush (BristlTM Toothbrush), Sonic Toothbrush(BRistlTM) and manual toothbrush to target disease gingivitis in 189 patients. Categorical variables scored from Plaque Index and Gingival Index will be analyzed using Fisher exact test and McNemar test. Parametric methods will be used to analyze data from Bleeding on Probing and Periodontal Probing Depth. To determine differences between groups and within each test at all time points, Student t-test will be used.

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