Abstract
The aim of the present study was to assess the correlation between salivary (flow rate, pH) and clinical (GI, PI) parameters and the use of two common mouthrinses in young adults. A total of ninety subjects were randomly assigned to three groups, i.e. group A -Listerine�, group B -0.05% sodium fluoride, and group C -distilled water. After 6 weeks of using the corresponding mouthrinses twice a day, the results showed that Listerine� produced the highest increase of the salivary pH (7.58�0.043) and flow rate (0.82�0.280) and the highest decrease of the GI (0.79�0.177) and PI (1.30�0.375). Significant correlations (p[0.05) were found between the use of mouthrinses and the salivary and clinical parameters examined.
Highlights
The aim of the present study was to assess the correlation between salivary and clinical (GI, PI) parameters and the use of two common mouthrinses: 0.05% sodium fluoride and Listerine® in young adults
The evaluation performed 1 minute after the first rinse showed an increase of the salivary pH, statistically significant in groups A and B (p=0.010 and p=0.030, respectively) and non-significant in group C
The values of unstimulated salivary flow rate are shown in table 2
Summary
A randomized blinded controlled trial was conducted on 90 students (50 female and 40 male) attending the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the Grigore T. Sufficient amount of mouthrinse was provided for the six- week period of the study and each subject was given detailed instruction in its use.The subjects were asked to continue with their normal oral hygiene procedures but, in addition, to rinse their mouth after brushing at morning and night, with 20 ml of the mouth rinse containing ListerineÒ, 0.05% sodium fluoride or distilled water, for 30 s, twice a day, for 6 weeks. After each application, they were requested not to eat or drink for 1 h. Critical p values of significance were set at 0.05 and a confidence of 95%
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