Gingivitis; Chronic
Conditions
Brief summary
Patients were instructed to use 2 different mouthwashes after performing professional tooth cleaning. The effect of each of the 2 mouthwashes was detected.
Detailed description
The study tests the efficacy of hyaluronic acid (HYL) mouthwash as adjunct to Chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthwash compared to Chlorhexidine mouthwash only in 16 gingivitis patients. Patients were randomly assigned to either control group received (Chlorhexidine mouthwash) or test group received (hyaluronic acid + Chlorhexidine mouthwash). Clinical parameters and patient reported outcomes as post-operative questionnaire were assessed at baseline and seven days post-operatively.
Interventions
DRUGHyaluoric acid mouthwash
A mouthwash containing both hyaluronic acid
mouthwash of chlorhexidine 0.12%
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosed with gingivitis
Exclusion criteria
* pregnant or lactating females and current smokers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bleeding on probing | 7 days | % of gingival sites where bleeding occurred on periodontal probing is registered out of total gingival sites |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Plaque index | 7 days | % of gingival sites where plaque accumulates is registered out of total gingival sites |
| Patient's satisfaction questionnaire | 7 days | — |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed