Dental caries. Dental caries
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control Group: Participants in the control group use 0.2% Chlorhexidine mouthwash twice daily for one week. According to the standard instructions and the training provided to the pati
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All people with dental caries confirmed by a dentist Age between 12 and 50 years Not taking antibiotics in the three days before the intervention any history of allergy to herbal compounds non-smokers
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: People with a history of allergy to herbal products People who have taken antibiotics less than a month before sampling Smokers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Salivary Streptococcus mutans counts. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 7 days after using Alfalfa herbal extract and Chlorhexidine mouthwash. Method of measurement: Dilution of the saliva sample and culturing in TYCSB Agar medium with a standard loop and counting the bacterial colonies and multiplying by the dilution factor to obtain the number of colonies in one milliliter of saliva (CFU/ml).;The plaque index score for the patient. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 7 days after using Alfalfa herbal extract and Chlorhexidine mouthwash. Method of measurement: Each patient is examined by a dentist, and the plaque index score is determined from 0-3 for the patient according to the Silness-Löe plaque index system. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Salivary pH. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 7 days after using Alfalfa herbal extract and Chlorhexidine mouthwash. Method of measurement: pH indicator strips. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactHamid Chegni
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed