Effectiveness of CPP -ACP Chewing gums
Phase 4
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/03/012793
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Vignesh D
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Undergraduate 1st and 2nd year dental students of the institution.
Study subjects who are willing to participate and give consent.
No report of use of antibiotics 3 months prior to the beginning of the study.
Absence of active dental caries and periodontitis.
Exclusion Criteria
Study subjects who were medically compromised or under any kind of
medications.
Study subjects undergoing orthodontic treatment.
Study subjects who are phenylketonurics.
Study subjects with a history of gastro intestinal problems.
Study subjects who are habitual chewing gum users.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The use of CPP - ACP chewing gums 2pellets/2 times/day leads to <br/ ><br>increased reductions in salivary levels of Streptococcus mutans even for short periods <br/ ><br>of 30 days and the effect was maintained even beyond interruption.Timepoint: The use of CPP - ACP chewing gums 2pellets/2 times/day leads to <br/ ><br>increased reductions in salivary levels of Streptococcus mutans even for short periods <br/ ><br>of 30 days and the effect was maintained even beyond interruption.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ILTimepoint: NI