Antibacterial Efficacy of Triphala Tooth Wipes in Reduction of Streptococcus Mutans Colonies in Differently Abled Children- A Randomized Clinical Trial

Preparation of Tooth Wipes:

Preparation of Triphala Tooth Wipes- The triphala decoction will be prepared by the principal investigator at Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacognosy, University of Karachi, Pakistan under the supervision of Pharmacognocist. The three fruits of triphala will be bought in powder form from an ayurvedic drug vendor. A mixture will be made by combining equal proportion of all these three powders in distilled water. This will then be boiled till the volume reduces to 1/8th part of the initial volume.

A sweetener will be added to the decoction followed by filtering using a white muslin cloth and then storing in a sterile amber-coloured glass bottle in a refrigerator. This will preserve its organoleptic properties and its quality for fourteen days.

The decoction obtained will be subjected to dilution to obtain concentration. This will then be used to impregnate the marketed tooth wipes fabric. The triphala tooth wipes will be cut, folded individually, and then packed using the wet wipes machine in a plain white packing by local pharmaceutical company. Each pack will contain 16 wipes.

Preparation of Chlorhexidine Tooth Wipes- The commercially available chlorhexidine mouthwash containing will be purchased from the market and will then be used to impregnate the marketed tooth wipes fabric. The chlorhexidine tooth wipes will be cut, folded individually, and then packed using the wet wipes machine in a plain white packing by local pharmaceutical company. Each pack will contain 16 wipes.