Comparison between Homemade Toothpaste and Commercial Tooth Paste in Plaque Removal of Children’s in Udaipur City Rajasthan
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 5
Abstract
Aims: The aim of the study is to determine efficacy of homemade toothpaste in plaque removal of children in Udaipur city. Material and method:- 30 children including boys and girls with the age of 8 and 12 years were selected for this study and randomly divided into 2 groups. Group A: children who were prepared to brush their teeth by homemade toothpaste. Group B: children who were prepared to brush their teeth by commercial toothpaste. The evaluation of score was done on the entire dentition or on selected teeth. Only the plaque of the cervical third of the tooth was evaluated by using disclosing solution. Result: On intra-group comparison, a significant reduction in plaque scores was obtained in the first week itself. Conclusions: The result of this study has given useful information about the positive effect of homemade toothpaste on decreasing plaque score. It is suggested that the use of the homemade toothpaste containing coconut could be useful aid to obtaining a significant reduction for plaque index compared to the commercial toothpaste.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Shashank Chaudhari, Dr. Ruchi Arora, Dr. Subha Dogra, Dr. Sonal Kothari
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