Dental plaque is a well known etiologic factor for gingivitis. Recently, herbal extracts are a matter of scientific interest to inhibit plaque accumulation on teeth. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of German Chamomile (GC) mouth wash on plaque and gingival indices. Twenty five gingivitis patients (15 female and 10 male, mean age 27±7.76 years) participated in this contr...

The purpose of this study was to determine if intraoral scanners (IOS) are useful for dental hygiene instruction. plaque eight volunteers with healthy dentition stained a plaque-disclosing solution, and the O’Leary Plaque Control Record (PCR) measured by direct observation evaluating IOS images. PCR values were higher images than observation. difference greatest lingual surface mandibular anter...

conclusions similar to previous studies, this study could not show the superiority of electric toothbrush over manual in plaque removal. after 72 hours, the mean of plaque index was greater in buccal than in lingual surface, which may be attributed to the natural cleansing action of the tongue. results the mean of plaque index was 2.13 ± 0.83 and 2.11 ± 1.01 in the manual and electric toothbrus...

introduction: one of the most common problems we confront in orthodontic therapy is periodontal diseases. initial factor which causes these diseases is colonization of anaerobic microorganisms in subgingival plaque. technically, local environmental changes related to orthodontic band and brackets may influence the bacterial species in periodontal plaque. however, it seems necessary to assess va...

BACKGROUND Data on the role of dental plaque in the transmission of Helicobacter pylori have varied. Furthermore, there has been few reports on the relationship between dental plaque control and H. pylori infection of gastric mucosa. The purpose of this study was to elucidate this potential relationship. METHODS The (13)C urea breath test was conducted on 56 subjects who received dental plaqu...

Plaque is the soft, tenacious material found on tooth surfaces which is not readilyremoved by rinsing with water. The most clinically observable plaque on the smoothsurfaces of the teeth along the gingival margin may be termed dentogingival plaque. After tooth cleaning, the supragingival plaque along the gingival border of the teethreaccumulates slowly during the following two days. The thickne...

Despite its important role in the control of periodontal disease, mechanical plaque control is not properly practiced by most individuals. Therefore, adjunctive chemical plaque control using chlorhexidine and antibiotics has also been suggested as an additional therapeutic strategy to augment mechanical plaque control. However, the additional effects of adjunctive antibiotic therapy are small, ...

background and aims. the aim of the present cross-sectional study was to evaluate the effect of smoking on gingival recession in smoking and non-smoking young adults. materials and methods. the subjects consisted of 158 adults (75 males and 83 females), including 85 smokers and 73 non-smokers, with an age range of 18-33 years. all the subjects were clinically examined and answered questions reg...