The purpose of this study is to treat with traditional Chinese medicine mouthwash, and through the research of dental plaque detection and xerostomia questionnaire and traditional Chinese medicine treatment mechanism.
The study will recruit 58 patients who are hospitalized at Lo-Sheng Sanatorium, Ministry of Health and Welfare. Investigators will use xerostomia questionnaire and PLI examination to collect the subject's data. Separate subjects in to two group randomly. The control group will use the traditional Chinese medicine mouthwash, and the other group will use the dilute 50 times of traditional Chinese medicine mouthwash. Every 7 days will record the PLI value and conduct a xerostomia questionnaire, until 21 days.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
41
The mouthwash used in this test is based on the records of past traditional Chinese medicine classics and the existing antibacterial experimental evidence. The selected medicinal materials are honeysuckle, scutellaria, peppermint, licorice, and rhizome.
Dilute 50 times of traditional Chinese medicine mouthwash.
Lo-Sheng Sanatorium
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Plaque Index, PLI
Turesky modification of the Quigley-Hein Plaque Index (TQHPI)
Time frame: 21 days
Xerostomia questionnaire
Xerostomia questionnaire, Pai (2001)
Time frame: 21 days
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