"The Efficacy of Acacia Catechu Mouthrinse as Antiplaque and Antigingivitis Agent in Fixed Orthodontic Appliance Patients.

Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Gingivitis

Treatments: Other: Distilled water; Drug: Chlorhexidine gluconate; Drug: Acacia catechu

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02154594

DHANASHREE289

Details and patient eligibility

About

To study effect of acacia catechu a herbal extract;as antipaque and antigingivitis agent in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances.This study is a double blind randomized controlled trial.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 60 patients in the age group of 15-30 yrs
• plaque induced gingivitis having fixed orthodontic appliance

Exclusion criteria

• seeking any type of antibacterial mouthwash within four weeks of commencement of study,
• history of any systemic disease, or past illness,
• mentally or physically handicapped,
• history of smoking, tobacco chewing, alcohol consumption,
• patients with periodontitis, pregnant and lactating women

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Acacia

Experimental group

Description:

Rinse with 20 ml of Acacia catechu mouthwash twice daily for 15 days

Treatment:

Other: Distilled water

Drug: Acacia catechu

Drug: Chlorhexidine gluconate

Chlorhexidine gluconate

Active Comparator group

Description:

Rinse with 10 ml of chlorhexidine mouthwash twice daily for 15 days

Treatment:

Other: Distilled water

Drug: Acacia catechu

Drug: Chlorhexidine gluconate

Distilled water

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Rinse with 10 ml distilled water twice daily for 15 days.

Treatment:

Other: Distilled water

Drug: Acacia catechu

Drug: Chlorhexidine gluconate