Essential Oils Mouth Rinse and Dental Floss: Efficacy on Interproximal Gingivitis and Dental Plaque Accumulation

NCT01236963 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 9/2006b
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

It is difficult to obtain patient's compliance with regular interproximal dental hygiene. Dental floss is recognized as an effective procedure to remove dental plaque and prevent gingivitis in the space between teeth, but it is difficult to use and most patients do no do it regularly. Essential oils mouthrinse acts on dental plaque bacteria and helps on gingivitis prevention. These properties may be of interest to control dental plaque accumulation and gingivitis in interproximal areas. The study hypothesis states that there are no differences between the use of an essential oils mouthrinse and dental floss on the reduction of dental plaque accumulation and gingivitis.

Conditions

Gingivitis; Dental Plaque Accumulation

Keywords

Clinical trial; Prevention mouthrinse; Dental Floss

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Lobene Gingival Index

  data collected at the begining of the study and two weeks after mouthrinse or dental floss use

  change from baseline in gingival index at two weeks

• Saxton & Ouderaa Bleeding Index

  data collected at the begining of the study and two weeks after mouthrinse or dental floss use

  change from baseline in bleeding index at two weeks

• Quigley, Hein & Turesky Dental Plaque Index

  data collected at the begining of the study and two weeks after mouthrinse or dental floss use

  change from baseline in plaque index at two weeks

Study Arms (2)

Essential oils mouthrinse

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects use the essential oils mouthrinse

Drug: Essential oils mouthrinse

Dental floss

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Subjects use dental floss

Device: Dental Floss

Interventions

Essential oils mouthrinse DRUG

Commercial mouthrinse with manufacturer's use indications

Also known as: Listerine Cool Mint

Essential oils mouthrinse

Dental Floss DEVICE

Also known as: Colgate Total dental floss

Dental floss

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• To be a student at the Dental Hygiene programme at the Lisbon Dental School
• Signature on informed consent form
• Have, at least, two quadrant with 6 teeth each
• Presence of dental plaque

You may not qualify if:

• Use of a mouthrinse
• Dental hygiene appointment in the past 6 months
• Use of antibiotics in the past 3 months
• Presence of extensive caries and fractures of teeth

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Lisbon: lead
• Instituto Piaget: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Faculdade de Medicina Dentária da Universidade de Lisboa

Lisbon, 1649-003, Portugal

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Barnett ML. The rationale for the daily use of an antimicrobial mouthrinse. J Am Dent Assoc. 2006 Nov;137 Suppl:16S-21S. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2006.0408.

  PMID: 17035671 BACKGROUND

• Bauroth K, Charles CH, Mankodi SM, Simmons K, Zhao Q, Kumar LD. The efficacy of an essential oil antiseptic mouthrinse vs. dental floss in controlling interproximal gingivitis: a comparative study. J Am Dent Assoc. 2003 Mar;134(3):359-65. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2003.0167.

  PMID: 12699051 BACKGROUND

• Gordon JM, Lamster IB, Seiger MC. Efficacy of Listerine antiseptic in inhibiting the development of plaque and gingivitis. J Clin Periodontol. 1985 Sep;12(8):697-704. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1985.tb00941.x.

  PMID: 3902908 BACKGROUND

• Sharma N, Charles CH, Lynch MC, Qaqish J, McGuire JA, Galustians JG, Kumar LD. Adjunctive benefit of an essential oil-containing mouthrinse in reducing plaque and gingivitis in patients who brush and floss regularly: a six-month study. J Am Dent Assoc. 2004 Apr;135(4):496-504. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.2004.0217.

  PMID: 15127875 BACKGROUND

• Sharma NC, Charles CH, Qaqish JG, Galustians HJ, Zhao Q, Kumar LD. Comparative effectiveness of an essential oil mouthrinse and dental floss in controlling interproximal gingivitis and plaque. Am J Dent. 2002 Dec;15(6):351-5.

  PMID: 12691269 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Gingivitis

Interventions

Dental Devices, Home Care

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Infections; Gingival Diseases; Periodontal Diseases; Mouth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Dental Equipment; Dentistry; Oral Hygiene; Preventive Dentistry; Equipment and Supplies

Study Officials

• Mario F Bernardo, PhD

  Faculdade de Medicina Dentária da Universidade de Lisboa

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 8, 2010
• First Posted: November 9, 2010
• Study Start: September 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2008
• Study Completion: September 1, 2008
• Last Updated: May 16, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Locations

PT (1)