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Keep this study
Lead
Tufts University
With
Philips Healthcare
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
At least 18 years of age
Subjects must show \> 20% buccal/lingual cervical sites with bleeding on probing (BoP)
Subjects must have \> 24 natural teeth excluding third molars
Subjects must have had a professional dental prophylaxis within three months of beginning the study
Subjects must be willing to brush with electric toothbrush twice daily.
Subjects who are randomized into Group 1 must be willing to be taught and to demonstrate the SBTT
Subjects who are randomized into Group 2 must be willing to follow the Sonicare DFU from Philips Oral Healthcare; however, will otherwise be uninstructed until after the study has been completed
Subjects must be willing to refrain from any oral hygiene for at least 12-18 hours prior to each study follow-up visit.
You may not be if
Subjects who use tobacco products
Subjects who are currently pregnant (self-reported) due to the greater bleeding tendency caused by hormonal changes
Subjects with fixed or removable orthodontic appliances
Subjects whose restorations violate or potentially violate the biologic width.
Subjects with irregular restoration margins or overhanging margins within 1mm of the crest of the marginal gingiva.
Antibiotic treatment at the time of the initial examination or during the month prior
Subjects with cervical probing depth \>3 mm
Subjects with systemic diseases that affect the gingiva
Subjects taking medications that affect the gingiva
