Comparative Effectiveness of a Commercial Mouthwash and an Herbal Infusion in Oral Health Care

Applied Sciences

Farah Bechir¹  Adrian Tohati¹  LaurentaLelia Mihai²  Gyongyi Osser³  Tunde Jurca⁴  LauraGratiela Vicaș⁴  Enikő Béres⁴  MarianaEugenia Muresan⁴  Gabriela Ciavoi⁴  RalucaOrtensia Cristina Iurcov⁴  Eleonora Marian⁴  Ioana Scrobota⁴  Annamaria Pallag⁴  TimeaClaudia Ghitea⁴  Luciana Dobjanschi⁴ 

[1] Faculty of Dental Medicine, “George Emil Palade” University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures, 38 Gh. Marinescu Street, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania;Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, 67A Gh. Petrascu Street, 031592 Bucharest, Romania;Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad, 94-96 Revolutiei Blv., 310025 Arad, Romania;Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 10 P-ta 1 Decembrie, 410073 Oradea, Romania;

关键词: plaque index;    gingival index;    mouthwash;    herbal infusion;    effectiveness;    oral health care;   

DOI  :  10.3390/app11073008

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Mouthrinse solutions represent a group of products used for maintaining oral hygiene after tooth brushing. Substances contained by plants bring benefits for the whole mouth health. The purpose of this study was to comparatively evaluate the effectiveness of a commercial mouthwash and of an herbal infusion on dental plaque formation and gingival inflammation. The participants in the study (90 patients) were divided into two groups, the CM group, which rinsed with a commercial fluoride-containing mouthwash and the IM group, which used an herbal infusion. The Silness–Loe plaque index (PI) and the Loe–Silness gingival index (GI) were assessed at baseline and in three following monitoring sessions. Both mouthwashes used had good results in reducing plaque index and gingival index values. In all monitoring sessions, the average PI value calculated in the CM group was relatively lower than in the IM group, probably because of the fluoride contained in the commercial mouthwash. The average GI value calculated in the CM group was slightly higher in showing gingival inflammation than that of the IM group, therefore the IM group had a better average result than the CM group in GI value. Herbal mouthwashes are adequate to induce proper oral prevention through the preservation of good oral health.

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