Condition (MeSH)
Dental Plaque
ClinicalTrials.gov lists 333 trials for Dental Plaque or a narrower condition beneath it. Colgate Palmolive has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 34.
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Trials per phase (log scale)
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333 of the 333 trials are tagged with Dental Plaque itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.
When did Dental Plaque trials start? (23)
Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 1 trial is registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.
Trials over time, by phase
- Phase 1
- Phase 1/2
- Phase 2
- Phase 2/3
- Phase 3
- Phase 4
- Not applicable
- Observational
- Other (Unknown)
Top of scale: 38
Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.
| Year | Trials started |
|---|---|
| 2026 (partial year) | 22 |
| 2025 | 36 |
| 2024 | 38 |
| 2023 | 35 |
| 2022 | 29 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 17 |
Showing 10 of 23 earlier years.
Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 30 trials starting in 2026 and about 33 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward, with about 0.7 times the starts already registered for the rest of 2026 added. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 15 percent and ran about 1 percent high against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 26 percent and ran about 20 percent low against the count later registered. The part-way figures are from forecasts that used a multiple fitted only on earlier years. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.
Prediction, not a registry value: median of 17 months from start to primary completion across 20 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 4 months across 252 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.
What phase are Dental Plaque trials in? (9)
Shown in this order: phase order.
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| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 15 |
| Phase 1/2 | 5 |
| Phase 2 | 17 |
| Phase 2/3 | 3 |
| Phase 3 | 34 |
| Phase 4 | 16 |
| Not applicable | 210 |
| Observational | 32 |
| Unknown | 1 |
How many Dental Plaque trials are recruiting? (9)
Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.
| Status | Trials |
|---|---|
| Not yet recruiting | 15 |
| Recruiting | 27 |
| Enrolling by invitation | 1 |
| Active, not recruiting | 3 |
| Completed | 252 |
Showing 5 of 9 statuses.
Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.
Which lead sponsors run the most Dental Plaque trials? (7)
Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.
| Sponsor | Trials |
|---|---|
| Colgate Palmolive | 34 |
| HALEON | 9 |
| Koite Health Oy | 8 |
| GlaxoSmithKline | 7 |
| Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | 5 |
Showing 5 of 7 sponsors.
Which drugs are being tested for Dental Plaque? (1)
Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Potassium Nitrate Toothpaste | 5 |
Interventions as named in the registry (14)
Shown in this order: most trials first.
| Drug | Trials |
|---|---|
| Fluoride | 9 |
| Double distilled water | 8 |
| Chlorhexidine mouthwash | 7 |
| Stannous Fluoride Toothpaste | 6 |
| 2% chlorhexidine | 5 |
Showing 5 of 14 interventions.
These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.
Which serious adverse events do Dental Plaque trials report? (10)
Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.
| Adverse event | Subjects affected | Trials |
|---|---|---|
| Gingival Erythema | 7 | 1 |
| Oral Herpes | 7 | 1 |
| Gingivitis | 5 | 1 |
| Nasopharyngitis | 3 | 1 |
| Oral Mucosal Erythema | 2 | 1 |
Showing 5 of 10 adverse events.
Which publications cover Dental Plaque? (1,014)
Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.
| Publication | Journal | Year | Major topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Effect of Enzymes on Dental Plaque: A Randomized Controlled Trial. | Journal of dental research | 2026 | Yes |
| Effect of probiotic toothpaste and regular toothpaste on gingival health and plaque levels of adult orthodontic patients - An open label randomized controlled trial. | International orthodontics | 2025 | Yes |
| Mobile Health to Improve Efficacy of Interdental Brushing Among Periodontitis Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. | Journal of periodontal research | 2025 | Yes |
| The plaque reducing efficacy of oil pulling with sesame oil: a randomized-controlled clinical study. | Clinical oral investigations | 2025 | Yes |
| Effectiveness of a novel amine + zinc + fluoride toothpaste in reducing plaque and gingivitis: results of a six-month randomized controlled trial. | BMC oral health | 2025 | Yes |
Showing 5 of 1,014 publications.
Not on this page
Not measured: delivery record.
Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence, rare-disease identity, and sub-conditions in mesh.