Evaluating the effectiveness of green tea-based herbal mouth rinse in reducing dental plaque, tongue coating and bad breath among human volunteers.

Evaluating the effectiveness of green tea-based herbal mouth rinse in comparison with Chlorhexidine Gluconate mouth rinse in reducing dental plaque, tongue coating and halitosis among human volunteers Ã¢â?¬â?? A parallel arm double blind randomized control trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2021/09/036113

Enrollment

Registered

2021-09-01

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-10-17

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Group B: 5% Camellia Sinensis mouth rinse. : Intervention: Each participant will be given an oral hygiene kit containing a tooth brush, a toothpaste and a 200 ml coded mouth rinse bottl

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult aged between 18-60 years 2. Free from systemic diseases 3. Free from physical and mental disabilities 4. Willing to offer informed consent 5. Minimum 20 natural permanent teeth

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Gross oral defects that interfered with chewing 2. History of use of antibiotics in the last three months 3. Any deleterious and parafunctional habits 4. Presence of removable / fixed appliances

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Plaque score will be assessed using TureskyÃ¢â?¬â?¢s modification of Quigley Hein Plaque Index.Timepoint: Baseline and 21 days after intervention.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Tongue coating will be measured using Winkel Tongue Coating Index (WTCI) by dividing the tongue into 6 segments and scored as 0: having no coating, 1: light tongue coating and 2: heavy tongue coating. Oral halitosis will be measured using Rosenberg et al scale, which is 0: Absence of odor, 1 : Questionable odor, 2 : Slight malodor, 3 : Moderate malodor, 4 : Strong malodor, 5 : Severe malodor.Timepoint: Baseline and 21 days following intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

Tongue coating will be measured using Winkel Tongue Coating Index (WTCI) by dividing the tongue into 6 segments and scored as 0: having no coating, 1: light tongue coating and 2: heavy tongue coating. Oral halitosis will be measured using Rosenberg et al scale, which is 0: Absence of odor, 1 : Questionable odor, 2 : Slight malodor, 3 : Moderate malodor, 4 : Strong malodor, 5 : Severe malodor.Timepoint: Baseline and 21 days following intervention.

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Chandrashekar BR

JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research,

drchandrubr@yahoo.com8197705773

Outcome results