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Comparing two mouthwashes in microbial count reduction prior to dental cleaning procedure.

Comparison of Efficacy of 0.2%chlorhexidine and herbal mouth wash as a Pre-Procedural Mouth Rinsing in Reducing Aerosol Contamination Produced by Ultrasonic Scaler- microbiology study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/01/017038
Enrollment
30
Registered
2019-01-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: group A- chlorhexidine group: Before the start of ultrasonic scaling saliva sample of the patient will be collected and stored in sterile disposable container. Patients will be asked to

Sponsors

Manipal College of Dental Sciences Mangalore
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having a minimum of 20 permanent teeth, Not having undergone any dental treatment for the past 3 months, Systemically healthy patients. Subjects who were diagnosed with mild - moderate form of chronic periodontitis showing more than 30% of sites with clinical attachment loss <=4mm measured with a Williams periodontal probe.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects with any known systemic disease or conditions. Patients who underwent any periodontal treatment in last 6 months Patients who are already using mouthwash Received antibiotics or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the past 8 weeks, Pregnant and lactating mothers, Smokers. Patients hypersensitivity to chlorhexidine mouth wash

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Bacterial aerosol contamination, Bacterial aerosol countTimepoint: Baseline- Before and after the use of mouth wash

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of bacterial aerosol contamination over the operator chest zone, the patient chest zone and the assistant zone.Timepoint: Baseline- before and after using the mouthwash

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAnushka

Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

sangeeta.nayak@manipal.edu9880718372

Outcome results

None listed

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