This study aims to assess and compare the effect of green tea mouthwash compared to chlorohexidine mouthwash in reducing gingivitis and plaque scores (in terms of plaque index and gingival index) in children with plaque-induced gingivitis.
This study aims to assess and compare the effect of green tea mouthwash compared to chlorohexidine mouthwash in reducing gingivitis and plaque scores (in terms of plaque index and gingival index) in children with plaque-induced gingivitis. This study will be conducted in the outpatient clinics of the Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department - Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University - Egypt. Patients attending the outpatient clinic in Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public health Department - Faculty of Dentistry - Cairo University - Egypt will be screened until the target population is achieved.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
effictive against caries and periodontal diseases
the gold standard against which other anti-plaque and gingivitis agents are measured
Gingivitis will be recorded by the Gingival index
Gingival Index (GI): (Loe and Sillness Index) records qualitative changes in the gingiva. It scores the marginal and interproximal tissues separately based on 0 to 3. The criteria are: 0= Normal gingiva. 1= Mild inflammation - a slight change in color and slight edema but no bleeding on probing. 2= Moderate inflammation - redness, edema, and glazing, bleeding on probing. 3= Severe inflammation - marked redness and edema, ulceration with the tendency to spontaneous bleeding. The bleeding is assessed by gently probing along the wall of the soft tissue of the gingival sulcus. The scores of the four areas of the tooth can be summed and divided by four to give the GI for the tooth. The GI of the individual can be obtained by adding the values of each tooth and dividing by the number of teeth examined. The Gingival Index may be scored for all surfaces or selected teeth or for selected areas of all teeth.
Time frame: one hour
Presence of dental plaque will be recorded by the Plaque index
Plaque Index (PI): (Sillness and Loe Index) is an index for estimating the status of oral hygiene by measuring dental plaque that occurs in the areas adjacent to the gingival margin (the gingival one-third of the teeth). It can be used on all teeth or selected teeth. It is used on all four surfaces (M, B, D, L). The criteria are: 0= No plaque. 1. A film of plaque adhering to the free gingival margin and adjacent area of the tooth, which can not be seen with the naked eye. But only by using disclosing solution or using a probe. 2. Moderate accumulation of deposits within the gingival pocket, on the gingival margin and/ or adjacent tooth surface, which can be seen with the naked eye. 3. Abundance of soft matter within the gingival pocket and/or on the tooth and gingival margin.
Time frame: one hour
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