Abstract
Surfactant is a surface acting agent, usually organic compound that are amphiphilic. Aim of the study was to compare plaque inhibition property of a surfactant rich dentifrice & a commercially available dentifrice. 20 patient of generalized chronic gingivitis in age group 18-30 yr. Full mouth ultrasonic scaling was done & vertical brushing technique demonstrated & advocated. Patients were divided into 2 groups, paste A (delmopinol) & B (sodium lauryl sulfate). Plaque indices were taken before scaling, after scaling, after 7 days & 14 days. Inter comparison between the 2 groups showed that plaque score was lower in group A when compared with group B at 7 & 14 days. Delmopinol hydrochloride & sodium lauryl sacrocinate is found to be more potent in plaque inhibition as compared to sodium lauryl sulfate alone.
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