Efficacy of Coconut Oil With Peppermint Essential for Oral Hygiene Routine

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fluoride Adverse Reaction

Treatments: Other: AVIVA-PURE-CocoPull-Organic-made in USA

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05803109

CairoU 4 7 22

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized clinical trial will be conducted to investigate the efficacy of an innovative tooth cleaning agent extra virgin coconut oil with peppermint essential oil by oil pulling and toothbrushing with oil on reducing salivary Streptococcus mutans levels, tooth decay and plaque buildup versus on the counter toothpaste in high caries risk patients.

Full description

Everyday use of dental health care products has increased. Therefore, there is a legitimately increased interest of healthcare clinicians and consumers in substances added to the toothpaste with the intention to improve their performance and potential benefits and risks that may arise from it. As there are harmful products in the toothpaste for instance: (Fluoride, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS), Sodium Saccharin and Triclosan which is assumed that it because local reaction includes oral mucosa irritation and desquamation (stomatitis, glossitis, gingivitis, buccal mucositis), while systemic ones are allergic and acute or chronic toxic reactions. Rational Harmful products in the toothpaste for instance: (Fluoride, Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS), Sodium Saccharin and Triclosan which is assumed that it because local reaction includes oral mucosa irritation and desquamation (stomatitis, glossitis, gingivitis, buccal mucositis), while systemic ones are allergic and acute or chronic toxic reactions.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients will be recruited in this study, will be medically free.
• Age range 20-50 years
• Patients with high caries risk assessment (0- 30% high caries risk) according to Cariogram - a multifactorial risk assessment model for dental caries.
• Non-Smoking patients
• Not under antibiotic therapy either at the time of the study or up to the last month before the start of the study.
• Male or Female patients
• Patients have brushing habits
• No Fixed orthodontic treatment
• No active or untreated caries
• Patients on non-cariogenic diet

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a compromised medical history.
• Patients with low caries risk assessment according to Cariogram - a multifactorial risk assessment model for dental caries.
• Patients with severe or active periodontal disease.
• Patients with a history of allergy to any of the drugs or chemicals will be used in the study.
• Patients on any antibiotics during the past month.
• Smoking patient
• Patients with very low saliva secretion xerostomia less than 0.5ml stimulated saliva /min score 3 according to Cariogram
• Pregnant female patient
• No brushing habits
• Fixed orthodontic treatment
• Active or untreated caries
• Patients on cariogenic diet

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

virgin cold-pressed coconut oil with Peppermint essential oil

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will be instructed to use one packet of the coco pull healthy blend of organic oil (virgin cold pressed coconut oil with Peppermint essential oil)and swish the oil in the mouth and pull it between teeth for 5 minutes then spit out the oil and brush their teeth with the oil for 2 minutes; such a regimen will be repeated twice daily for three months.

Treatment:

Other: AVIVA-PURE-CocoPull-Organic-made in USA

The fluoride toothpaste (Colgate Total,

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will be instructed to brush their teeth with the fluoride toothpaste (Colgat Total, 1450 ppm) for 2 minutes; such a regimen will be repeated two times daily for three months and use 10 ml of 0.12% chlorhexidine rinse for 1 min/day, 30 min after tooth brushing before going to bed.

Treatment:

Other: AVIVA-PURE-CocoPull-Organic-made in USA