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To Evaluate the effectiveness of Oil Pulling on caries causing microorganisms- A Randomised Controlled Clinical trial

Effect of Oil pulling on Streptococcus Mutants Count Reduction - A Randomised Controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/08/044972
Enrollment
80
Registered
2022-08-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K025- Dental caries on pit and fissure surface

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

P V Srinivasa Rao
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects who were willing to participate Subjects 18 ââ?¬â??55 years of age Subjects with mild caries risk (DMFT score 1-2 ) Subjects with no history of antibiotic administration for the last 2 weeks Subjects with no antimicrobial mouth rinse for the last 12 hours Subjects with no systemic diseases

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects who were willing to participate -Subjects of 18 ââ?¬â??55 years of age -Subjects with mild caries risk (DMFT score 1-2 ) -Subjects with no history of antibiotic administration for last 2 weeks -Subjects with no antimicrobial mouth rinse for the last 12 hours -Subjects with no systemic diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Microbial count to be evaluated using RT-PCRTimepoint: Baseline , 15 days and 1 month.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of caries Risk , Assessment of decreased foul smelling from individuals.Timepoint: Baseline , 3 months and 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactIffat Nasim

Saveetha dental college

nasimiffat@gmail.com06382140700

Outcome results

None listed

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