Comparative evaluation of Herbal, Chlorine dioxide and Probiotic based mouthwashes on reduction of biofilm in 6-12 years old children: An Invivo study

Oral hygiene practices that intervene with plaque formation play a crucial role in preventing dental caries. Raising concerns of toxicity with conventional mouthwash usage led to the search for biologically safe mouth rinsing agents in children. The present study aims to evaluate the efficacy of Herbal (Botanical Oral rinse) and Stabilized Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) mouth wash in beneficially altering the oral ecological niche in children aged 6-12 years. Prior to intervention, the plaque accumulation will be assessed using Sillness and Loe Plaque index and unstimulated saliva samples will be collected to quantify S. mutans  as a baseline data. The children will then be instructed to rinse the allocated mouthwash once daily for 60 sec for 14 days and fill the supplied checklist . The assessment of all the parameters will be repeated after 14 days of intervention and the values will be subjected to statistical analysis.