Effectiveness of Herbal Mouthwash among Visually Impaired Residential School Students

Visually impaired patients are unable to visualize the plaque on tooth surfaces resulting in inadequate plaque removal and therefore the progression of dental caries and inflammatory disease of the periodontium. The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of herbal mouth wash in reduc...

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Published in:Journal of Nepal Medical Association 2018-07, Vol.56 (212), p.728-734
Main Authors: Dahal, Sirjana, Shrestha, Ashish, Bhagat, Tarakant
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Chlorhexidine - therapeutic use
Dental Plaque - complications
Dental Plaque - prevention & control
Female
Gingivitis - complications
Gingivitis - prevention & control
Herbal Medicine - methods
Humans
Male
Mouthwashes - therapeutic use
Oral Hygiene - methods
Original
Treatment Outcome
Visually Impaired Persons
Young Adult
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Summary:Visually impaired patients are unable to visualize the plaque on tooth surfaces resulting in inadequate plaque removal and therefore the progression of dental caries and inflammatory disease of the periodontium. The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of herbal mouth wash in reduction of plaque and gingivitis among visually impaired children. Randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted with parallel groups study, comprising 6 to 20 year old visually impaired children, 20 in each group (herbal mouth wash or chlorhexidine mouthwash or placebo mouthwash). Plaque and gingival index were recorded at baseline and at the end of the study. Children were asked to use the mouth wash twice daily for two weeks. Analysis was done using Chi-square test for categorical data and Mann-Whitney U test/independent t-test and one way analysis of variance/Kruskal-wallis H test for quantitative data. The level of significance was set at P
ISSN:0028-2715
1815-672X
DOI:10.31729/jnma.3654