Homemade Herbal Mouthwash in Gingivitis. A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Cairo University (CU)

Status and phase: Not yet enrolling; Phase 3

Conditions: Gingivitis

Treatments: Drug: Chlorhexidine 0,12%; Drug: herbal Mouthwash

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07401069

ACU-Per3

Details and patient eligibility

About

Gingivitis is a very common oral disease that may progress to the more destructive periodontitis if not treated. As oral plaque is a key player in gingivitis, plaque control by professional scaling and oral hygiene measures represents the main line of treatment.

Among the oral hygiene measures, using chlorhexidine mouthwash is considered the gold standard in mouthwashes. However, due to its side effects, a safer and more acceptable mouthwash is needed. Therefore, this study proposes mouthwashes made of infusion of natural herbs as an alternative.

Enrollment: 12 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Plaque-induced gingivitis.

Exclusion criteria

• Medically compromised.
• History of medications.
• Pregnant females.
• Periapical involvement in teeth.
• History of periodontal surgery.
• If gingivitis was due to local factor.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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12 participants in 2 patient groups

Chlorhexidine mouthwash

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: Chlorhexidine 0,12%

Herbal Homemade Mouthwash

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: herbal Mouthwash