The present study aims to evaluate and compare the effect of Zamzam water as mouthwashes in high caries-risk patients regarding: i. Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) count. ii. Oral pH. After 3 and 6 months interval.
The present study aims to evaluate and compare the effect of Zamzam water mouthwashes in high caries-risk patients regarding: i. Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) count. ii. Oral pH. all patients will be into two groups; The first group will use Zamzam water mouthwash for a six months with other preventive protocols including fissure sealants and preventive restorations wherever needed, while the second group will undergo preventive protocols only. During these six months, patients will be reassessed at three and six-month intervals regarding S. mutans count, oral pH, and caries risk level.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
36
Zamzam water
Faculty of Dental medicine for Girls Al Azhar university
Cairo, Egypt
Streptomutans count
measurements of Colony forming unit (CFU) will be performed using blood agar and mitis salivarius-bacitracin agar (MSBA).
Time frame: 3 months and 6 months
Salivary PH level
using pH meter
Time frame: 3 months and 6 months
caries risk level
According to ADA
Time frame: 3 months and 6 months
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