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Comparison of two mouthrinses in reducing aerosol contamination during ultrasonic scaling.

Comparative Evaluation of the Efficacy of Two Pre-procedural Mouthrinses Containing 0.05% Cetylpyridinium Chloride and 0.2% Chlorhexidine at Two Different Temperatures in Reducing Aerosol Contamination During Ultrasonic Scaling â?? A Microbiological Study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/05/013935
Enrollment
40
Registered
2018-05-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: 0.05% Cetylpyridinium chloride: a member of the quaternary ammonium compound family that is monocationic at oral pH and adsorbs more readily and quantitatively to oral surface. Control

Sponsors

Amruta Joshi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Presence of minimum 20 natural teeth excluding third molars, Signs of gingival inflammation corresponding with chronic gingivitis, Modified Gingival Index(MGI) by Lobene in 1986, Gingival bleeding index(GBI) by Ainamo and Bay 1975 >30% of sites.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Subjects who have received any form of periodontal therapy, surgical or non surgical within past 6 months. 2) Subjects who have received antibiotic and or anti inflammatory therapy within the past 6 months. 3) Subjects wearing orthodontic or prosthetic appliances. 4) Immunologically and systemically compromised subjects. 5) Subjects who give present or past history of drug abuse, smoking. 6) Subjects on regular use of calcium antagonist, anticonvulsants, immunostimulants or immunosuppresants. 7) History of known allergies to constituents found in conventional mouthrinse. 8) Subjects with a habit of mouthbreathing. 9) Subjects with lip piercing, tongue piercing. 10) Physically debilitated subjects. 11) Pregnant women and lactating mothers. 12) Subjects with untreated grossly carious teeth.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To microbiologically evaluate and compare the efficacy of 0.05% CPC and 0.2% CHX when used as pre-procedural rinse at two different temperatures in reducing aerosol contamination during ultrasonic scaling procedure.Timepoint: Same day

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not applicableTimepoint: One

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Amruta Joshi

MGM dental college and hospital, Navi Mumbai

drashvini16@gmail.com09820138480

Outcome results

None listed

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