To Study Clinical Efficacy of an Herbal Dentifrice in control of Plaque Induced Gingivitis and Oral Malodor

The study was monocentric, single arm efficacy study. The study was conducted for a period of 6 weeks for each subject and included a total of 3 visits ( Baseline, 3 weeks, 6 weeks). The subjects who satisfy inclusion/exclusion criteria were enrolled after obtaining informed consent. A total of 40 male and female subjects were enrolled in the study. All the subjects completed the study and no drop outs were reported. There was no side effects/ adverse event during the period of the study. The oral hygiene parameters were assessed in terms of Gingival Index, Plaque index, Gingival Bleeding Index and Oral malodor (bad breath).

Results: The test product was found to significantly reduce plaque, gingivitis and gingival bleeding scores at the end of 6 weeks of study period. The test product was found to significantly reduce bad breath, 12 hours after brushing teeth after twice daily brushing for a period of 6 weeks. Majority of the subjects (80%) reported to experience fresh breath that lasts from few hours to day long. Maximum subjects (97.5%) reported to experience deep mouth clean along with fresh breath.