OBJECTIVE To evaluate the anti-plaque and anti-gingivitis properties of Acacia arabicacontaining toothpaste in an adult population. METHODS Sixty subjects with gingivitis were randomly assigned to a test group (Acacia arabica-containing toothpaste) or control group (regular toothpaste). An analysis of plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI) and bleeding on probing index (BOP%) were carried out...

AIM To develop a special oral health education technique and compare plaque scores before and after health education. STUDY DESIGN Non-randomised before and after comparison trial without controls. METHODS The final study population comprised of 96 visually impaired children aged 6-18 years old. Silness and Loe plaque index scores were recorded at baseline. 'Audio tactile performance techni...

Background: The global prevalence of dental caries is still high and reach 60 to 90% school children. Dental caused by plaque that can be prevented brushing teeth. ADA recommended two minutes as duration teeth, but many Indonesian children haven’t reached standard. Purpose: Knowing the effectiveness toothbrush timer conventional accumulation. Methods: This was an experimental study using pre po...

Objetive: To evaluate the correlation between salivary biomarkers (the antioxidant ability, level of polyphenols, and other antioxidants) with plaque-induced gingivitis exacerbated by pregnancy in pregnant nonpregnant women. Material Methods: For this observational study, medical records, dental examinations, analyses saliva samples were carried out A p-value <0.05 was considered significant...

background: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is the most common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age, affecting 4-18% of them. previous studies also showed that periodontal diseases are associated with different components of the metabolic syndrome. the aim of this study is to determine the association between pcos and periodontal diseases. materials and methods: a total of 196 wo...

OBJECTIVE The present study tested the hypotheses that: (a) a dental intervention designed to promote dental care competence in an autonomy-supportive way, relative to standard care, would positively predict perceived clinician autonomy support and patient autonomous motivation for the project, increases in autonomous motivation for dental home care, perceived dental competence, and dental beha...

BACKGROUND With introduction of many herbal medicines, dentistry has recently evidenced shift of approach for treating many inflammatory oral diseases by using such modalities. Aloe vera is one such product exhibiting multiple benefits and has gained considerable importance in clinical research recently. AIM To compare the efficacy of Aloevera and Chlorhexidine mouthwash on Periodontal Health...

AIM To evaluate the impact of a structured plaque control intervention on clinical and patient-centred outcomes for patients with gingival manifestations of oral lichen planus. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty-two patients were recruited into a 20-week randomized controlled trial. The intervention was structured plaque control comprising powered tooth brushing and inter-dental cleaning advice. Co...

BACKGROUND Chlorhexidine (CHX) is the most effective antiseptic mouthwash to date. Essential oil such as thymol, have inhibitory and biocidal effects a range of bacteria. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of mouthwash containing CHX and thymol on plaque induced gingivitis. METHODS This double-blind randomized clinical trial study was performed on 60 patients with plaque induced gingivitis w...

Oral hygiene is an indicator of oral and dental health which can be assessed based on the presence or absence organic deposits, such as pellicle, materia alba (dental deposit), food residue, calculus, plaque. Plaque cause tooth decay among world's population. surface used hygiene. Poor cleaning lead to stickier plaque tartar after calcification. The thin almost same color teeth, so that cannot ...