A clinical trial to study the effects of a herbal toothpaste in comparison with a triclosan containing toothpaste among dental students.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/11/005165
- Lead Sponsor
- TPCTs Terna Dental College
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
healthy dentition having at least 25-28 natural teeth.
medically fit
none were undergoing antibiotic or anti-inflammatory therapy
had undergone such therapy in the previous six months.
Female subjects were neither pregnant nor taking any contraceptive pills.
Exclusion Criteria
gross oral pathology
orthodontic treatment
extensive restirations
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method plaque index <br/ ><br>gingival indexTimepoint: Baseline, <br/ ><br>after 1 week <br/ ><br>after 4 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method compliance assessed on returning the toothpasteTimepoint: after 4 weeks