Teucrium polium chewing gum effect on dental caries prevention

Evaluation the effect of chewing gum with Teucrium polium on salivary Streptococcus mutans counts

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017082615842N3

Enrollment

Registered

2017-09-02

Start date

2017-04-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Dental Caries. Dental Caries

Interventions

intervention group:Each person chewed the Teucrium polium gum for 20 minutes for three weeks and three times a day after each meal. control group:Each person chewed the placebo gum for 20 minutes fo

Placebo

intervention group:Each person chewed the Teucrium polium gum for 20 minutes for three weeks and three times a day after each meal. control group:Each person chewed the placebo gum for 20 minutes f

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: not using antibiotics in the past month; optimal oral health (dental plaque index smaller or equal to 20%); lack of Orthodontic Appliances Exclusion criteria: using antibiotics in the past month; poor oral health (dental plaque index larger than20%); having Orthodontic Appliances

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Salivary Mutans streptococci count. Timepoint: at the beginning of the experiment and before the use of gum, and one day after the final gum consumption. Method of measurement: qPCR.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSomayeh Khoramian Tusi

Alborz University of Medical Sciences

so_khoramian@yahoo.comdrkhoramian@abzums.ac.ir+98 26 3353 1614

Outcome results

None listed

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