# Effectiveness of the Use of Dental Floss

> **NCT04909840** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Universidade Federal de Santa Maria** · enrollment: 76 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Gingivitis

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Instructions oral hygiene with toothbrush plus dental floss
- **OTHER:** Instructions oral hygiene with toothbrush only

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04909840
- **Lead sponsor:** Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-06-04
- **Primary completion:** 2020-09-04
- **Final completion:** 2020-12-04
- **Target enrollment:** 76 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-05-18


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04909840

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04909840, "Effectiveness of the Use of Dental Floss". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04909840. Licensed CC0.

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