# The Effect of Instructed Dental Flossing on Interdental Gingival Bleeding: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

> **NCT04218994** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Tufts University** · enrollment: 42 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Gingival Inflammation

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Flossing technique

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04218994
- **Lead sponsor:** Tufts University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-01-08
- **Primary completion:** 2018-12-02
- **Final completion:** 2018-12-02
- **Target enrollment:** 42 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-01-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04218994

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04218994, "The Effect of Instructed Dental Flossing on Interdental Gingival Bleeding: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04218994. Licensed CC0.

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