Effect of Herbal leaves on oral microorganisms

Completed

• Conditions: One cavitated decayed tooth

• Registration Number: CTRI/2019/09/021425
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Pooja Shetty

Brief Summary

The study was conducted among Interns of the Dental Institute to evaluate the effectiveness of chewing household herbal leaves in reducing Streptococcus mutans count.

Baseline Saliva was collected. The participants were alloted  to Tulsi or Mint or Curry leaves groups or to the distilled water group which served as control. 15 participants were there in each group. They were asked to chew the leaves (Tulsi or Mint or Curry leaves) depending on the group they were alloted to and made to rinse with 5 ml distilled water and spit out. The distilled water group  swished with 5 ml water and expectorated. The intervention continued for one week. After a week saliva was collected again. The baseline and after intervention saliva was estimated for Streptococcus mutans count. Statistical analysis was done. It was found that there was a reduction in Streptococcus mutans count on chewing the household herbal leaves, though  a significant reduction was found on chewing Tulsi leaves compared to the other groups.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-09-10
• Study Completion: 2019-11-21
• Last Update Posted: 2020-03-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Interns of A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore willing to be a part of this study, providing informed consent and with at least one cavitated dental caries limited to dentin will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals having history of systemic diseases, on antibiotic therapy, undergoing dental treatment, who were already using any mouth rinses were excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in Streptococcusmutans count in saliva after one week of intervention	After one week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Not applicable	Not applicable

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore; 🇮🇳 Kannada, KARNATAKA, India

A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore

🇮🇳Kannada, KARNATAKA, India

Pooja Shetty

Principal investigator

9945859024

shettypoojaj@gmail.com