None listed
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Nitte Deemed to be University
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy Subjects with caries, gingivitis and periodontal diseases 2. Free from systemic diseases affecting salivary flow patterns. 3. Subjects willing to give voluntary informed consent and available for the entire duration of the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects undergoing orthodontic treatment and edentulous 2. History of smoking, alcohol consumption 3. Subjects who are pregnant, lactating, or nursing 4. Subjects under continuous nutritional supplementation 5. Any underlying uncontrolled medical illness including Hypertension, Diabetes mellitus and Hepatitis. 6. Illiterates will not be a part of this study. 7. Subjects undergoing radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and under long-term medication.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Increased antimicrobial activity of commercially available herbal toothpastes. Timepoint: 1st visit (pre usage), 2nd visit (4 weeks) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased antimicrobial activity of commercially available herbal toothpastes. 2.Decreased cariogenic microbial count and its colonial counts after usage of commercially available herbal toothpastes. Timepoint: Visit 1 (baseline), Visit 2 (post usage/ 4 weeks). | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactProf Dr Mithra N Hegde
A B SHETTY MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES MANGALURU
Outcome results
None listed