Patient acceptance of a green tea-based mouth rinse
- Conditions
- Gingival diseaseOral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12619000359134
- Lead Sponsor
- Hani Mawardi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
healthy subjects who are 18 years or older and had not been using any oral rinses (including fluoride or bleaching rinse) for the past 2 weeks. In addition, study subjects should have stable oral condition with no pain at baseline.
Subjects with allergy to any component of the study mouth rinses, pregnant or lactating women, subjects with current alcohol consumption, recent periodontal surgery or extraction (at least for the past 3 months), taking any analgesics, participating in any other clinical trial (at least for the past 30 days), and regularly using any other mouth rinse.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method This will be a composite outcome assessment. Subjective tolerability measured through mouth burning sensation, mouth dryness, mouth pain, and dental sensitivity using a scale of 1 – 10 (1 indicates the lowest level and 10 indicates the highest level), malodor using yes/no question. In addition to taste sensation (1 – 10 scale) and texture of the mouth wash[14 days after initiation of treatment ]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method This will be a composite outcome assessment. Objective tolerability though assessment of the oral tissues for erythema, ulceration, desquamation and chronic bite injury.<br>Study PI will be assessing the oral tissues using a mirror, light and clinical features.[14 days after initiation of treatment ]