parodont expert toothpaste: plaque-reducing e˜ cacy proven
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IMPLICATION FOR PRACTICE
Recommending the daily use of meridol® Parodont Expert toothpaste signifi cantly reduces plaque in patientswith gingivitis.
• meridol® Parodont Expert provides signifi cantly greater plaque reduction compared to a regular fl uoride
toothpaste after 3 weeks and 3 months
• This proves the superior anti-bacterial e� cacy of meridol® Parodont Expert toothpaste in a long-term clinical study
RESULTS
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CLINICAL STUDY ESSENTIALS
• double blind, randomised, parallel group study
• 237 participants with gingivitis completed the study
• 3 month study duration
• Performed at the Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus an der TU Dresden, Poliklinik für Parodontologie, Dresden, Germany
• Data on fi le
negative control
(NaMFP)
baseline after 3 weeks
>50%plaque reduction
after 3 monthsonly relevant data shown
* p<0.001 vs. baseline• p<0.05 vs. NaMFP toothpaste
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meridol® Parodont Expert Toothpaste:Plaque-reducing e� cacy proven in gingivitis patients
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Antibacterial e� ect (= reduction of Mean Plaque Index) was measured after twice daily usage of toothpastes in gingivitis patients:
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(NaMFP)
negative control
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SUPPLEMENTARY REVIEW INFORMATION
CONCLUSION
meridol® Parodont Expert toothpaste is signifi cantly more e� ective in reducing plaque comparedto a regular fl uoride toothpaste in patients with gingivitis after 3 weeks and 3 months.
STUDY PARTICIPANTS
240 participants (83 male and 157 female) aged 18 – 65 years with gingivitis.
METHODS
Plaque index (PI, according to Silness and Loe 1964), Gingival Index (GI, according to Loe 1967), andModifi ed Sulcus Bleeding Index (mSBI, according to Mühlemann and Son 1971) were assessed todetermine plaque, gingivitis, and bleeding, respectively.
PRODUCTS UNDER INVESTIGATION
• Control group: toothpaste with 1.400 ppm F- from sodium monofl uorophosphate toothpaste (NaMFP), meridol® toothbrush
• Test group: meridol® Parodont Expert toothpaste with 1.400 ppm F- from amine fl uoride, meridol® toothbrush
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TRIAL PROCEDURE
1. Baseline examinations of PI, GI, and mSBI
2. All participants were randomly assigned to control and test group.
3. Participants were instructed to brush twice daily for 2 minutes with the allocated toothpaste and toothbrush at home.
4. Clinical assessments were performed after 3 weeks and 12 weeks (= 3months).
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