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Evaluation of germ killing effectiveness of two ayurvedic mouthwashes.

Evaluation of antimicrobial effectiveness of licorice and triphala mouthwashes against streptococcus mutans. - EAELTMASM

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/01/011511
Enrollment
75
Registered
2018-01-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Licorice: Mouthwash using aqueous extracts of licorice compared with chlorhexidine Intervention2: Triphala: Mouthwash from aqueous extract of triphala compared with chlorhexidine Contro

Sponsors

Aparna M
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects who give consent to participate in the study. Subjects with DMFT score more than 5.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects undergoing Orthodontic treatment or using intra oral artificial prosthesis. Subjects using any other mouthwashes.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
triphala group showed highest reduction in strptococcus mutans colony counts than licorice group.Timepoint: 7 days—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Neither triphala nor licorice group showed significant reduction in streptococcus mutans compared to chlorhexidine.Timepoint: 7 days—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAPARNA M

A J Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

anuchemmad@gmail.com9400763571

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026