Gingivitis is a very common oral disease that may progress to the more destructive periodontitis if not treated. As oral plaque is a key player in gingivitis, plaque control by professional scaling and oral hygiene measures represents the main line of treatment. Among the oral hygiene measures, using chlorhexidine mouthwash is considered the gold standard in mouthwashes. However, due to its side effects, a safer and more acceptable mouthwash is needed. Therefore, this study proposes mouthwashes made of infusion of natural herbs as an alternative.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
12
chlorhexidine 0.12% mouthwash twice daily for 7 days
Mouthwash made at home by boiling herbs in water and then saving the solution in a tightly closed container for daily use for 7 days
plaque index (O'Leary et al., 1972)
Plaque accumulation is tested on teeth with a probe. Number of sites having plaque accumulation will be divided by the total number of dental sites to get percentage of plaque accumulation.
Time frame: 7 days
Bleeding on probing
Bleeding on probing is tested on teeth with a periodontal probe. Number of sites showing bleeding will be divided by the total number of dental sites to get percentage of bleeding on probing.
Time frame: 7 days
Changes in clinical signs of inflammation (Armitage, 2004)
Results will be in the form of (Yes/No); indicating if the gingival clinical condition (color and contour) was improved or not
Time frame: 7 days
Bleeding on brushing
Evaluation of extent of daily bleeding on brushing using VAS.
Time frame: 7 days
Patient's acceptance of the mouthwash
questionnaire
Time frame: 7 days
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