Full-mouth Electronic Toothbrush Vs. Conventional Electronic Toothbrush

Inclusion Criteria:

• University of Minnesota School of Dentistry patient of record who is 18 years of ageor older.

• Documented periodontal classification of mild to moderate gingivitis (>10% BOP) ordocumented gingivitis on an intact, reduce, or stable with a history ofperiodontitis in AxiUm electronic health record (EHR) >10% BOP.

• A minimum of 25% plaque measured O'Leary plaque score.

• A minimum of five natural teeth in each quadrant (excluding third molars, dentalimplants or teeth with more that ½ of natural surface restored).

• Be willing to abstain from all professional oral hygiene care (prophy/periodontalmaintenance) during the study.

• Be willing to abstain from the use of any other dental cleaning aids (dental floss,water flossers, interdental brushes, dental or tooth picks, mouthwash, etc.) duringthe study.

• Access to personal email account and a device connected to the internet to completequestionnaires and communicate with study team.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of aggressive, necrotizing, uncommon periodontal disease, or anyuncontrolled periodontal condition.

• Presence of any physical limitation or restriction that might preclude normal oralhygiene procedures (i.e. need another individual to perform oral self-care).

• Fixed prosthesis (i.e. implant retained denture), orthodontic appliance or underorthodontic treatment.

• Any medication that may impact periodontal conditions (i.e., phenytoin, calciumantagonists, cyclosporin, warfarin, antimicrobials, or steroids).

• Have any uncontrolled medical condition or immunocompromised that may impact thestudy (i.e. uncontrolled diabetes HbA1c > 7, HIV).

• Pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or unsure of pregnancy status (self-reported)

• ≥2 weeks of antibiotic use in the past three months. Or antibiotic use in the lastsix weeks.

• Cigarette use within the last year

• Unable to comply with the study protocol