Texting your way to healthier gums: new study tests phone reminders for Hard-to-Clean teeth
NCT ID NCT07642895
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether mobile health reminders can help people with gum disease keep their teeth cleaner after standard treatment. The trial will include 76 adults with gum disease affecting the roots of their back teeth. Participants will receive text or app reminders to improve their brushing and cleaning habits, with the goal of preventing further gum damage.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 76 people
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- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 55 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Systemically healthy individuals with clinically visible furcation entrance in mandibular molars in Stage III periodontitis * Horizontal bone loss extent ≥ 3mm29 and vertical bone loss ( Subclass A/B)30 * Access to mobile phone Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of systemic diseases that could influence the outcome of periodontal therapy (Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension) * Smoking/alcohol consumption * Teeth with Grade II/III mobility * History of periodontal treatment or antibiotic therapy in the last 6 months * Non-vital and carious teeth to be restored * Physically and mentally impaired patients * Furcation involvement with cervical enamel projections, enamel pearls and bifurcation ridges
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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PGIDS, Rohtak
Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India
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