Effect of herbal mouthwash on bacterial load in aerosols present in dental clinics.

Herbal mouthwash versus 0.2% chlorhexidine as pre-procedural mouth-rinse to combat dental aerosol hazard in clinical setting: A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/03/063877

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-08

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K053- Chronic periodontitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Nature Sure Aloe vera Herbal Mouthwash: Study participants will receive 10 ml of this mouthwash and will be asked to rinse with it for a minute. It is a commercially available herbal pr

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Systemically healthy patients Patients with moderate chronic periodontitis and plaque index scores of 1.5–3 Dentition with = 20 teeth (minimum of five teeth per quadrant)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any known systemic disease or condition, smokers, pregnant and lactating mothers, or patients who have undergone oral prophylaxis in the last 6 months. Patients who have received antibiotics in the past 8 weeks. Patients who are already using mouthwash. Patients who have hypersensitivity to CHX mouthwash.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Colony-forming units of airborne micro-organisms produced during oral prophylaxis procedureTimepoint: Baseline	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Any adverse or unintended effects of the intervention will be considered as secondary outcomesTimepoint: single	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Aditi Bhardwaj

Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad

drruchinagpal1975@gmail.com9811415169

Outcome results

None listed

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