Assessment the effect of chewing gum on salivary S. mutans count.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group a: Xylitol chewing gums (Orion Food Vina Co. Ltd, Vietnam) containing 70% xylitol, isomalt, Arabic gum, and calcium lactate were purchased from a gum wholesaler in
Prevention
Intervention group a: Xylitol chewing gums (Orion Food Vina Co. Ltd, Vietnam) containing 70% xylitol, isomalt, Arabic gum, and calcium lactate were purchased from a gum wholesaler in Tehran . The gum
Intervention group b: PK® gums (1.6 g, Wrigley, India) containing sucrose, glucose, gum, mint extract, pigments, titanium dioxide, were also purchased. The chewing gums were packed in similar 30-gum
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for research of dental school of Shahed university
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Exclution criteria: Any systemic diseases? history of head and neck radiotherapy? or sensitivity to xylitol? Persons receiving any type of antibiotics were not included either
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Streptococcus mutans count. Timepoint: Immediately befor start first 10 days intervention and immediately after finish first ten days period and immediatly after finish ten days wash out period and immediatly after finish second ten days intervention. Method of measurement: Microbiologic test. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactRoza Haghgoo
Shahed university, Faculty of dentistry
Outcome results
None listed