Dentistry

William Ngo

Publications

• Research Article
  Plaque Removal and Gingival Health after Use of a Novel Dental Gel: A Clinical Study
  Author(s): Anuradha Nayudu,Tracie Lam,Jessica Ho,Ali Forghany,Thinh Vu,William Ngo,Janet Ajdaharian,Petra Wilder-Smith *Anuradha Nayudu,Tracie Lam,Jessica Ho,Ali Forghany,Thinh Vu,William Ngo,Janet Ajdaharian,Petra Wilder-Smith *
  
  Background: Goal of this in vivo prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blinded, cross over study was to compare the level of plaque control and gingivitis after use of a novel dental gel (test) vs. A Triclosan/copolymer dentifrice (control). Methods: After coronal polishing, 22 subjects with moderate gingivitis were randomly assigned to brush twice daily with test or control dentifrice for the first study Arm. Plaque, gingival and sulcus bleeding indices were recorded at baseline, week 2 and week 4. Professional coronal polishing was repeated, and then subjects brushed with the second dentifrice for 4 weeks. Clinical indices were again recorded at Baseline, week 2 and week 4. The effects of each dentifrice on clinical indices were compared using Student’s t-test. Results: Brushing with the test gel produced significantly greater levels of plaque reduction versus the Tri.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1122.1000396

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