Aakansha Sharma1, Nidhi Agarwal1, Ashish Anand1, Zohra Jabin1. 1. Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Institute of Dental Studies and Technologies, Kadrabad, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, 201201, India.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Streptococcus mutans is the prime microbe responsible for caries. Mouthwashes represent an effective means for decreasing their count. To ascertain this, three commercially available mouthrinses were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Chlorhexidine, Sodium fluoride and Herbal mouth rinse were evaluated for their efficacy against S. mutans in 60 children aged 6-12 years old. Plain water acted as the control group. RESULTS: The values obtained were subjected to statistical analysis. ANOVA test, student-t test and paired t-test were used for evaluation. Chlorhexidine and fluoride showed statistically significant reduction in S. mutans count as compared to herbal rinse. CONCLUSION: All the mouthrinses used in the present study have shown a definite decline in S. mutans count.
INTRODUCTION: Streptococcus mutans is the prime microbe responsible for caries. Mouthwashes represent an effective means for decreasing their count. To ascertain this, three commercially available mouthrinses were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity. MATERIALS AND METHOD: Chlorhexidine, Sodium fluoride and Herbal mouth rinse were evaluated for their efficacy against S. mutans in 60 children aged 6-12 years old. Plain water acted as the control group. RESULTS: The values obtained were subjected to statistical analysis. ANOVA test, student-t test and paired t-test were used for evaluation. Chlorhexidine and fluoride showed statistically significant reduction in S. mutans count as compared to herbal rinse. CONCLUSION: All the mouthrinses used in the present study have shown a definite decline in S. mutans count.