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- Title
Comparison of amine fluoride and chlorhexidine mouth rinses in the control of plaque and gingivitis--a randomized controlled clinical trial.
- Authors
Priya, B Meena; Galgali, Sushama R
- Abstract
<bold>Objectives: </bold>The objective of this triple blind randomized controlled clinical trial was to compare the efficacy of a mouth rinse containing amine fluoride (AmF) and chlorhexidine in controlling the supragingival plaque accumulation and gingival inflammation during a 4-week period in patients with chronic gingivitis.<bold>Subjects and Methods: </bold>A total of 30 patients were participated in this study. Fifteen patients were prescribed an AmF-containing mouth rinse and 15 were prescribed a chlorhexidine mouth rinse. Plaque index, gingival index, bleeding index, tooth stain, and tongue stain (TS) were recorded at baseline, 15 days and 1-month. Patients' perception of odor, taste and any discomfort were recorded.<bold>Results: </bold>The comparisons between the groups were done using Mann-Whitney U-test. The comparison within the group at different time visits were done using Wilcoxon signed rank test. Both the mouth rinses resulted in a significant decrease in plaque index, gingival index, bleeding index. However, AmF mouth rinse resulted in a statistically significant decrease in bleeding index and gingival index compared to chlorhexidine group. There was no significant difference in tooth stain and TS in both the groups.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The 4 weeks use of AmF containing mouth rinse is effective in reducing the gingival inflammation and plaque.
- Publication
Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2015, Vol 26, Issue 1, p57
- ISSN
0970-9290
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.4103/0970-9290.156809