EFFICACY OF PROBIOTIC, CHLORHEXIDINE AND SODIUM FLUORIDE MOUTHRINSES ON MUTANS STREPTOCOCCI IN 8 TO 12 YEAR OLD CHILDREN - A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIA
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Children suffering from dental caries between ages of 8 to 12 years.
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000042958
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, YMT Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India.
- Brief Summary
The study concluded that Probiotic was as effective as Chlorhexidine and Sodium Fluoride mouth rinses against Mutans Streptococci and may be recommended as a mouth rinse in 8 to 12 year old children.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 117
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. Children with a history of recent or ongoing antibiotics. 2. Children undergoing orthodontic treatment or using a prosthesis. 3. Children who could not brush or rinse on their own. 4. Children with any soft tissue intra-oral pathology. 5. Habitual consumption of Probiotics for dental or medical purposes. 6. Children in whom saliva collection was not possible due to physical/medical/mental handicap. 7. Children whose parents or legal guardians did not give informed consent and the child did not give assent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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