Efficacy of an experimental toothpaste containing sodium bicarbonate, sodium hyaluronate and sodium fluoride on gingivitis

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BACKGROUND: Gingivitis is driven by plaque accumulation and, if left untreated, can progress to irreversible periodontitis. For many, the mechanical action of toothbrushing does not achieve adequate plaque control. The aim of this study was to investigate whether twice-daily use of a toothpaste containing 0.2% high molecular weight (HMW) sodium hyaluronate with 67% sodium bicarbonate and 0.221% sodium fluoride (experimental toothpaste) could improve gingival health compared with a regular fluoride toothpaste (negative control). The study also assessed whether the experimental toothpaste could provide additive gingival health benefit over a toothpaste containing only 67% sodium bicarbonate and 0.221% sodium fluoride (positive control).

METHODS: This was a single-center, examiner-blinded, randomized, clinical study in healthy adults with mild-to-moderate gingivitis. At baseline, after abstaining from toothbrushing for 12 h, prospective participants underwent oral soft tissue (OST) and oral hard tissue examination followed by assessments for gingival inflammation (Modified Gingival Index [MGI]), gingival bleeding (Bleeding Index [BI]), and supra-gingival plaque (Turesky Plaque Index [TPI]). Eligible participants were stratified by gender and baseline number of bleeding sites (low: <45; high: ≥45 bleeding sites). Following randomization, participants underwent prophylactic dental treatment. Participants received a full OST examination, MGI, BI and TPI assessments after 3 days, 1, 2 and 6 weeks of product use.

RESULTS: In total, 110 participants were screened for study entry and all were randomized to receive one of three toothpastes (experimental: sodium hyaluronate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium fluoride; positive control: sodium bicarbonate, sodium fluoride; negative control: regular fluoride toothpaste). For all measures, significant improvements were observed in participants receiving either sodium bicarbonate-containing toothpaste (experimental or positive control) compared with the regular fluoride toothpaste (negative control) at week 6. No significant difference was observed in any assessment or visit comparing the experimental toothpaste with the positive control.

CONCLUSIONS: Both the experimental and the positive control toothpastes demonstrated clinically relevant improvements in gingival health compared with a regular fluoride toothpaste (negative control). However, no additional gingival health improvement was observed for the experimental toothpaste compared with the positive control, therefore, no additional gingival health benefit can be attributed to the inclusion of sodium hyaluronate in this formulation.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04737538 (04/02/2021).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

BMC oral health - 24(2024), 1 vom: 09. Feb., Seite 209

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Axe, Alyson [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Nisha [VerfasserIn]
Qaqish, Jimmy [VerfasserIn]
Ling, Martin R [VerfasserIn]
Araga, Mako [VerfasserIn]
Parkinson, Charlie [VerfasserIn]
Goyal, Chaju Ram [VerfasserIn]

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Fluorides
Gingivitis
Hyaluronic Acid
Journal Article
Plaque
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Sodium
Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium Fluoride
Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium hyaluronate
Toothpaste
Toothpastes

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04737538

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12903-024-03981-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368261298