Comparative evaluation of the anti-plaque efficacy of green tea extract mouthrinse and white tea extract mouthrinse with chlorhexidine gluconate mouthrinse-A clinical and microbiological study
Journal Title: Journal of Dental Specialities - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Numerous studies have been conducted based on the natural mouthwashes with fewer side effects as an alternative to chemical ones The aim of this study is to compare clinically and microbiologically the anti plaque efficacy of mouthwash containing extract of green tea white tea extract with chlorhexidinegluconate mouthwashMaterials and Methods This clinical study was performed in the department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology ITS Dental College Muradnagar Ghaziabad India All the patients were educated about the study and then a written informed consent was acquired before enrolment in the study The study was conducted for a period of 10 daysA total of 30 Dental students were selected as patients of age group of 1923 yearsfrom 1st to 2nd year according to assigned inclusion criteria oral prophylaxis was performed the subjects were randomly allocated equally to one of the three treatment groups 10 each Group A Green Tea Extract Group B White Tea Extract Group C Chlorhexidinegulconate The subjects were assessed both preoperatively and postoperatively clinically by recording the plaque and gingival indices and microbiologically by counting the number of colonies forming unitsmL CFUmLResults Green Tea showed statistically significant difference in clinical parameters and in CFUsml compared to White TeaConclusion The results of the current study indicated that White Tea and Green Tea mouth rinse were found to be a potent antiplaque agent although less efficacious than chlorhexidine mouth rinse Green tea catechin mouthwash was comparably efficacious to chlorhexidinegluconate as an antiplaque agent when used for 10 daysKeywords Green tea White tea Chlorhexidinegluconate mouth rinse Antiplaque
Authors and Affiliations
Ayushi Nagar, Anubhuti Tyagi, Swyeta Jain Gupta, Akanksha Banga, Nikhil Sharma
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- DOI 10.18231/2393-9834.2018.0026
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