Comparative Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Efficacy of 50% Foeniculum vulgare mouthwash and 0.2% Chlorhexidine mouthwash on Streptococcus mutans : A Randomised Control Trial

First year undergraduates will be
selected as patient.

Patient will be explained about the procedure and its outcome. Healthy patients will be selected and randomly divided into two groups as Group A and Group B using Computer generated Randomized sequence.

GROUP A : Patients administered with Foeniculum vulgare (Funnel seed) mouthwash  .

GROUP B : Patient administered with Chlorhexidine mouthwash.

Double blinding will be conducted that is both the participant and the clinical evaluator will be blinded .

A third party
keeps the allocation key (which mouthwash corresponds to which code).

Unblinding occurs only after data collection and statistical analysis — or earlier only if adverse events require it. Salivary sample of 2 mL will be collected in a sterile plastic bottle

The samples will be tested for the microbiological analysis for the colony-forming units (CFU) of S. mutans.

Patient of both the group will be advised to rinse their mouth for 1 minute using 5 mL of the mouthwash daily. The second sample will be taken only after 21 days after using mouthwashes and counted for colonies.