OBJECTIVE This study compares the effects of three different mouth rinses with respect to reducing Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) colony counts on the teeth and tongue surfaces. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, comparison tests using the alcohol-free 0.1% chlorhexidine mouth rinse, alcohol-containing essential oil mouth rinse, and alcohol-free essential oil-containing mouth rinse were c...

OBJECTIVE Fluorides can cause corrosion and degradation in mechanical properties of commonly used archwires by forming hydrofluoric acid HF and causing disruption of protective titanium oxide layer. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess the change in load deflection characteristics of Ni-Ti, Cu Ni-Ti, S.S, and β-Ti wires on immersing in fluoride mouth rinses of two types- Phosflur and neut...

The efficacy of a herbal mouth rinse on the oral microbial load in Down syndrome children. The study design consisted of thirty Down syndrome children aged between 7 and 13 years from Divya down Development Trust in Bangalore. Children were divided into 2 groups consisting of 15 children in each group. Group A were given herbal mouth rinse and Group B were given chlorhexidine mouth rinse, both ...

Purpose. To evaluate the effects of a novel mouth rinse containing 0.07% high bioavailable cetylpyridinium chloride (Crest Pro-Health Rinse) on the development of gingivitis and plaque versus a placebo control over a period of 6 months. Methods. This was a randomized, 6-month, placebo-controlled, parallel groups, double -blind, single center clinical trial. One hundred thirty-nine generally hea...

statement of problem: the effect of mouth washes on discolouration of dental ceramics with different surface preparations is not well documented. objectives: this in-vitro study has been conducted to evaluate the effect of chlorhexidine (chx) mouth rinse on colour stability of overglazed (op), autoglazed, (ap) or polished porcelain (pop) specimens. materials and methods: the restorative materia...

Background/Aim. Although essential oil-containing mouth rinses have some advantages, it is not well-known what effects they on the bond strength of universal resin adhesives system to enamel. The aim study was evaluate effect rinse enamel adhesive system. Methods. ninety-six bovine incisors were used. teeth divided into four different groups according control group and 3 rinses: Group I (Contro...

AIM The effect of Ocimum gratissimum (Og) on the reduction of dental plaque and gingivitis was evaluated in a randomized, parallel and double-blind clinical trial. MATERIALS AND METHODS Subjects were randomly allocated to the control group (n=10)-mouth rinse with no antiseptic agents; CLX group (n=10)-mouth rinse containing chlorhexidine digluconate or Og group (n=10)-mouth rinse containing O...

The use of mouth rinse is a growing aspect of oral health care. To test the hypothesis that the active ingredients of Listerine are a better oral bacterial killer than the active ingredient of ACT mouth rinse, bacterial swabs were taken in two mouths. Only the observation of bacteria was recorded for the purposes of this experiment. Results indications that Listerine is a better mouth rinse bas...

Background To evaluate and compare the effect of curcumin (CMN) mouth rinse with chlorhexidine (CHX) mouth rinse on clinical parameters and reactive oxygen metabolites (ROM) levels in participants with chronic gingivitis. Materials and Methods Thirty plaque-induced generalized chronic gingivitis participants were randomly assigned to three groups - Group I (control/saline), Group II (CHX), an...