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Comparison of Oil Pulling, Herbal Mouthwash and Fluoride Mouthwash in Reducing Cavity-Causing Bacteria: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Evaluation And Comparison of the Efficacy of Oil Pulling and Herbal Mouthwash Against Commercially Available Fluoride Mouthwash on Caries Activity of Lactobacillus: An In Vivo study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/02/103290
Enrollment
48
Registered
2026-02-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Coconut Oil Pulling Herbal Mouthwash: Kapiva Cold Pressed Coconut Oil Himalaya ORO T Herbal Mouthwash Intervention2: Distilled Water: Distilled Water Control Intervention1: Fluoride Mo

Sponsors

Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children between 7 to 12 years of age Normal healthy children ASA I and II Written informed consent signed by parents

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ASA III and IV Systemic disease Severe periodontal disease Oral infection or pathology Known allergy to oil, herbal content, or fluoride use of any antibiotics or probiotics or mouthwash within last four weeks History of dental treatment in last six months Consent not given by parents

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Efficacy of oil pulling and Herbal mouthwash on Caries activity of lactobacillusTimepoint: Baseline and 2 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nidhi Vaibhav Shetiya

DY PATIL DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY

dvshetiya295@gmail.com9011048548

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026