A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF TRIPHALA AND CHLORHEXIDINE MOUTHWASH ON DENTAL PLAQUE, GINGIVAL INFLAMMATION AND MICROBIAL GROWTH IN 14-15 YEARS OLD SCHOOL CHILDREN - A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED DOUBLE BLIND CLINICAL TRIAL.

Dr Ketaki Bhor0 sites72 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

TBD

End Date

November 30, 2017

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sponsor

Dr Ketaki Bhor

•1\.Study participants of age group 14\-15 years
•2\.Study participants with similar
•i.socioeconomic status \[Based on Kuppuswammyâ??s Socioeconomic status scale],
•ii.oral hygiene methods
•3\.At least 20 intact natural teeth should be present.
•4\.Study participants with fair plaque score (Loe H 1967\) and moderate gingivitis (Loe H and Silness J 1963\) were selected.
•5\.Study participants willing to participate in the study and whose parents gave a written informed consent.

•1\.History of hypersensitivity to any product used in the study and other oral care products.
•2\.Unable to comply with the study appointment schedules.
•3\.Any oral soft tissue pathology.
•4\.Grossly decayed teeth and over\-retained deciduous teeth.
•5\.Study participants having calculus
•6\.Suffering from non\-plaque induced gingivitis or periodontitis.
•7\.Study participants with any systemic disorders that require the use of medications with side effects known to affect oral health.
•8\.Study participants using mouth rinse within the last 3 months.
•9\.Study participants under antimicrobial therapy at least 3 month prior to the study and using mouth rinses or dentifrices containing substances with anti\-inflammatory properties.
•10\.Study participants with crowns or restorations on facial and lingual surfaces of teeth.