Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Herbal and Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Gingival Health
Introduction: Chlorhexidine (CHX) is a chemical mouthwash that has been considered the gold standard, but has its drawbacks. When used for a longer duration, it produces taste alteration and staining on the tooth surfaces. Nowadays, herbal extracts from plants have been widely used as they possess a...
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| author | Vaishnavi Senkalvarayan Priya Kesavan Jayachandran Dorairaj R Madhumala Saranyan Ravi Ann Theresa Tomy |
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Chlorhexidine (CHX) is a chemical mouthwash that has been considered the gold standard, but has its drawbacks. When used for a longer duration, it produces taste alteration and staining on the tooth surfaces. Nowadays, herbal extracts from plants have been widely used as they possess anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and analgesic actions.
Material and Methods:
A group of 45 healthy subjects in the age group of 19–35 years were selected and randomly divided into three groups, Group A - Himalaya complete care mouthwash, Group B - CHX mouthwash, Group C - Distilled water as a control group. Gingival index and plaque index, OHI-s index, and Ainamo and Bay index for bleeding were recorded. Subjects received complete supragingival scaling at baseline and were instructed to use 10 ml of mouthwashes twice a day in their group. Variables were again recorded on the seventh and 14th day after the use of mouthwashes, and data obtained was subjected to statistical analysis. Post hoc and ANOVA tests were used for statistical analysis.
Results:
It was found that both CHX and herbal mouthwash proved to be more effective than placebo in maintaining gingival health. There was no significant difference between the test group on gingival health.
Conclusion:
Herbal mouthwash is an effective alternative to CHX mouthwash, in the light of the reported side effects of CHX mouthwash. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f5d42db4dc04450daa4758188be1f4582025-02-07T15:31:08ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dental Research0970-92901998-36032023-10-0134440140410.4103/ijdr.ijdr_293_22Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Herbal and Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Gingival HealthVaishnavi SenkalvarayanPriya KesavanJayachandran DorairajR MadhumalaSaranyan RaviAnn Theresa TomyIntroduction: Chlorhexidine (CHX) is a chemical mouthwash that has been considered the gold standard, but has its drawbacks. When used for a longer duration, it produces taste alteration and staining on the tooth surfaces. Nowadays, herbal extracts from plants have been widely used as they possess anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and analgesic actions. Material and Methods: A group of 45 healthy subjects in the age group of 19–35 years were selected and randomly divided into three groups, Group A - Himalaya complete care mouthwash, Group B - CHX mouthwash, Group C - Distilled water as a control group. Gingival index and plaque index, OHI-s index, and Ainamo and Bay index for bleeding were recorded. Subjects received complete supragingival scaling at baseline and were instructed to use 10 ml of mouthwashes twice a day in their group. Variables were again recorded on the seventh and 14th day after the use of mouthwashes, and data obtained was subjected to statistical analysis. Post hoc and ANOVA tests were used for statistical analysis. Results: It was found that both CHX and herbal mouthwash proved to be more effective than placebo in maintaining gingival health. There was no significant difference between the test group on gingival health. Conclusion: Herbal mouthwash is an effective alternative to CHX mouthwash, in the light of the reported side effects of CHX mouthwash.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_293_22chemical plaque controlchlorhexidinedental plaquegingivitisherbalmouthwash |
| spellingShingle | Vaishnavi Senkalvarayan Priya Kesavan Jayachandran Dorairaj R Madhumala Saranyan Ravi Ann Theresa Tomy Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Herbal and Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Gingival Health Indian Journal of Dental Research chemical plaque control chlorhexidine dental plaque gingivitis herbal mouthwash |
| title | Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Herbal and Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Gingival Health |
| title_full | Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Herbal and Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Gingival Health |
| title_fullStr | Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Herbal and Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Gingival Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Herbal and Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Gingival Health |
| title_short | Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Herbal and Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Gingival Health |
| title_sort | comparative evaluation of efficacy of herbal and chlorhexidine mouthwash on gingival health |
| topic | chemical plaque control chlorhexidine dental plaque gingivitis herbal mouthwash |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_293_22 |
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