Comparing Mouth Rinses in Regard to Streptococcus Mutans Reduction

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2016-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study compares four mouth rinses in their regard to reducing Streptococcus Mutans after use. The four mouth that will be compared are chlorhexidine gluconate (.12%), sodium fluoride (.05%), coconut oil, and deionized water.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Montefiore Medical Center
• Treatments: Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Fluorides; Listerine; Sodium Fluoride

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients presenting to the dental clinic for routine dental treatment (including recall exams, new patient exams, and operative appointments) who are ASA class I or II, cooperative patients classified as 3 or 4 according to the Frankl Behavioral Rating Scale,

• No known allergies or sensitivities to products or ingredients being tested

Exclusion Criteria:

• ASA III or above

• Known allergies or sensitivities to any of the mouth rinses or any of the ingredients in the mouth rinses to be tested

• Non English speaking parent or participant

• Patient presenting to the clinic as a walk in or emergency appointment

• Patient experiencing any pain or sensitivity

• consuming any beverage or food or performing oral hygiene practices such as brushing or flossing, within 1 hour prior to trial participation

• No use of a mouth rinse in the last 24 hours

• Precooperative or uncooperative behavior or behavior classified as 1 or 2 according to the Frankl Behavioral Rating Scale