PURPOSE This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of clove-based herbal mouthwash in ameliorating radiation-induced oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer. METHODS Fourteen patients were prospectively enrolled in this study and randomized to either an experimental group or a control group. The patients of the experimental group swished their mouths with a clov...

BACKGROUND Previous research has shown the oxidizing properties and microbiological efficacies of chlorine dioxide (ClO2). Its clinical efficacies on oral malodor have been evaluated and reported only in short duration trials, moreover, no clinical studies have investigated its microbiological efficacies on periodontal and malodorous bacteria. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the inhib...

Statement of the Problem A significant proportion of patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy suffer from mucositis. The first symptom of oral mucositis is pain. Severe pain, burning sensation, and discomfort in the oral cavity make it difficult to continue treatment and even continue living in these patients. Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effect of ami...

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...

Ayurvedic drugs have been used since ancient times; oral rinses made from these are used in periodontal therapy. Triphala is one of these with wide spectrum of activity .Chlorhexidine is a bisguanide antiseptic, a potent antibacterial and anti plaque agent. 24 patients with chronic generalised periodontitis were recruited for the study and divided into three groups, group A patients treated wit...

The aim of this randomized, single blinded clinical trial was to evaluate the effect of a pre-procedural mouthwash containing cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), zinc lactate (Zn) and sodium fluoride (F) in the reduction of viable bacteria in oral aerosol after a dental prophylaxis with ultrasonic scaler. Sixty systemically healthy volunteers receiving dental prophylaxis were randomly assigned to o...

ABSTRACT Background: The underlying cause of taste impairment includes damage in the central or peripheral nervous system, nutrition deficiency, systemic disease, idiopathic. This condition usually occurs with advancing age. Taste alteration may affect patient’s psychological aspect and causing malnutrition even develop into more serious health problems. Purpose: report aims to evaluate an unus...

BACKGROUND The need to relieve pain and inflammation after periodontal surgery and the side effects of systemic drugs and advantages of topical drugs, made us to evaluate the effect of Diclofenac mouthwash on periodontal postoperative pain. METHODS In this double-blind, randomized clinical trial study 20 quadrants of 10 patients(n = 20) aged between 22-54 who also acted as their own controls,...

Recently it has been suggested that the use of alcohol-containing mouthwashes may increase the risk of oropharyngeal cancer. Heavy alcohol intake and tobacco use are established causes of oropharyngeal cancer. Their use is associated with mouthwash use. In addition, alcohol and tobacco use both tend to be underreported. Here the authors show that, under the hypothesis that mouthwash does not in...