Effect of an essential oil-containing antimicrobial mouthrinse on specific plaque bacteria in vivo

Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of rinsing with an essential oil‐containing mouthrinse on levels of specific supra and subgingival bacteria in subjects with gingivitis. Material and Methods: Fifteen subjects meeting entry criteria completed this randomized, controlled, double...

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Published in:Journal of clinical periodontology 2007-08, Vol.34 (8), p.652-657
Main Authors: Fine, Daniel H., Markowitz, Kenneth, Furgang, David, Goldsmith, Deborah, Charles, Christine H., Lisante, Toni Anne, Lynch, Michael C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use
antimicrobial activity
Biological and medical sciences
Capnocytophaga
Capnocytophaga - drug effects
Dental Plaque - drug therapy
Dental Plaque - microbiology
Dentistry
Epidemiologic Methods
Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology
Female
Fusobacterium nucleatum
Fusobacterium nucleatum - drug effects
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
mouthrinse
Mouthwashes - therapeutic use
Non tumoral diseases
Oils, Volatile - therapeutic use
oral anaerobes
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
subgingival plaque
Veillonella
Veillonella - drug effects
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Summary:Aim: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of rinsing with an essential oil‐containing mouthrinse on levels of specific supra and subgingival bacteria in subjects with gingivitis. Material and Methods: Fifteen subjects meeting entry criteria completed this randomized, controlled, double‐blind, crossover study. Subjects were required to have 1000 target organisms per millilitre in pooled samples from two subgingival sites. Following sampling of supra and subgingival plaque, subjects began twice‐daily rinsing for 14 days with either an essential oil‐containing mouthrinse (Cool Mint Listerine® Antiseptic) or a negative control. Supra and subgingival plaque was again sampled on day 15, and the procedure repeated after a 1‐week washout period with subjects using the alternate rinse. Results: Compared with the negative control, the essential oil mouthrinse produced significant reductions in supragingival plaque levels of Veillonella sp., Capnocytophaga sp., Fusobacterium nucleatum, and total anaerobes ranging from 52.3 to 88.5% (p
ISSN:0303-6979
1600-051X
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-051X.2007.01096.x