A Comparative Study between Indigenously Prepared Green Tea and Green Tea in Combination with Triclosan as Mouth Rinse in Reducing Streptococcus mutans Count in the Children
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Maintaining good oral hygiene is of utmost importance for the overall well being of an individual. So, the aim of the present study is to compare the anti-microbial efficacy of indigenously prepared 2% green tea and 2% green tea in combination with 0.03% triclosan mouth rinse on Streptococcus mutans colony count in children aged between 7-12 years. Materials and methods: Unstimulated saliva was collected from 26 healthy children aged between 7-12 years. These were randomly divided into Group 1 receiving green tea mouth rinse and Group 2 receiving green tea and triclosan combination mouth rinse. The Streptococcus mutans load was assessed using mitis salivarius bacitracin agar by collecting saliva before and after 30 minutes of the intake of mouth rinses in respective groups. Data were analyzed using student t-test (p<0.05 is considered as statistically significant). Results: There was significant difference between salivary Streptococcus mutans count before and after (p<0.001) intake of both the rinses. However, the combination of 2 % green tea and 0.03% triclosan showed a significantly greater reduction of Streptococcus mutans count than the 2% green tea alone. Conclusion: There was a significant greater reduction in S. mutans count in the combination mouth rinse than the green tea alone. The use of green tea alone, or in combination with triclosan, as mouth rinse appears to be effective for regular use as a part of a daily preventive regime in children.
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Parul Singh, Priya Nagar, Monali Bharti, Aminah M
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