Comparative evaluation of efficacy of green tea mouth rinse and green tea gel on the salivary streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus colony count in 12–18-year-old teenagers: A randomized clinical trial

Aims: Green tea is an antibacterial agent with no significant side effect. This feature makes green tea safe for children to use. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of green tea gel and mouth rinse on salivary level of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus of teenagers aged...

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Main Authors: Maryam Haji Ahmadi, Leila Sarrami, Afsaaneh Yegdaneh, Alireza Homayoni, Zohreh Bakhtiyari, Nasrin Danaeifar, Najmeh Akhlaghi
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2019;volume=10;issue=1;spage=81;epage=85;aulast=Ahmadi
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spelling doaj-04cf6f329dc9422d9481673af2b58e852020-11-25T02:26:24ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsContemporary Clinical Dentistry0976-237X0976-23612019-01-01101818510.4103/ccd.ccd_368_18Comparative evaluation of efficacy of green tea mouth rinse and green tea gel on the salivary streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus colony count in 12–18-year-old teenagers: A randomized clinical trialMaryam Haji AhmadiLeila SarramiAfsaaneh YegdanehAlireza HomayoniZohreh BakhtiyariNasrin DanaeifarNajmeh AkhlaghiAims: Green tea is an antibacterial agent with no significant side effect. This feature makes green tea safe for children to use. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of green tea gel and mouth rinse on salivary level of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus of teenagers aged 12–18 years. Subjects and Methods: In this randomized controlled clinical trial study, 30 children aged 12–18 years were included in the study according to the inclusion criteria and were randomly divided into two groups. Participants in mouth rinse group were asked to rinse their mouth with 0.5% green tea mouthwash twice a day for 2 weeks. In the gel group, participants were requested to brush their teeth with 0.5% green tea gel twice a day for 2 weeks. After 4 weeks of washout period, mouthwash group applied the gel and the gel group rinsed the mouthwash for 2 weeks and with the same instruction as mentioned. Colony count of S. mutans and Lactobacillus was determined before and after intervention and data were analyzed using t- test. Results: According to the independent t- test, there was no significant difference in the salivary levels of S. mutans before and after intervention regarding age and gender (P = 0.33). Results from paired t-test showed significant decrease in the mean count of S. mutans and Lactobacillus colonies in both groups before and after intervention (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Green tea gel and mouthwash contribute to a significant reduction of salivary levels of S. mutans and Lactobacillus colonies, with a greater effect of mouthwash than the green tea gel, which was not statistically significant.http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2019;volume=10;issue=1;spage=81;epage=85;aulast=Ahmadigreen tealactobacillusmouthwashstreptococcus mutans
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author Maryam Haji Ahmadi
Leila Sarrami
Afsaaneh Yegdaneh
Alireza Homayoni
Zohreh Bakhtiyari
Nasrin Danaeifar
Najmeh Akhlaghi
spellingShingle Maryam Haji Ahmadi
Leila Sarrami
Afsaaneh Yegdaneh
Alireza Homayoni
Zohreh Bakhtiyari
Nasrin Danaeifar
Najmeh Akhlaghi
Comparative evaluation of efficacy of green tea mouth rinse and green tea gel on the salivary streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus colony count in 12–18-year-old teenagers: A randomized clinical trial
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
green tea
lactobacillus
mouthwash
streptococcus mutans
author_facet Maryam Haji Ahmadi
Leila Sarrami
Afsaaneh Yegdaneh
Alireza Homayoni
Zohreh Bakhtiyari
Nasrin Danaeifar
Najmeh Akhlaghi
author_sort Maryam Haji Ahmadi
title Comparative evaluation of efficacy of green tea mouth rinse and green tea gel on the salivary streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus colony count in 12–18-year-old teenagers: A randomized clinical trial
title_short Comparative evaluation of efficacy of green tea mouth rinse and green tea gel on the salivary streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus colony count in 12–18-year-old teenagers: A randomized clinical trial
title_full Comparative evaluation of efficacy of green tea mouth rinse and green tea gel on the salivary streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus colony count in 12–18-year-old teenagers: A randomized clinical trial
title_fullStr Comparative evaluation of efficacy of green tea mouth rinse and green tea gel on the salivary streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus colony count in 12–18-year-old teenagers: A randomized clinical trial
title_full_unstemmed Comparative evaluation of efficacy of green tea mouth rinse and green tea gel on the salivary streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus colony count in 12–18-year-old teenagers: A randomized clinical trial
title_sort comparative evaluation of efficacy of green tea mouth rinse and green tea gel on the salivary streptococcus mutans and lactobacillus colony count in 12–18-year-old teenagers: a randomized clinical trial
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
issn 0976-237X
0976-2361
publishDate 2019-01-01
description Aims: Green tea is an antibacterial agent with no significant side effect. This feature makes green tea safe for children to use. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of green tea gel and mouth rinse on salivary level of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus of teenagers aged 12–18 years. Subjects and Methods: In this randomized controlled clinical trial study, 30 children aged 12–18 years were included in the study according to the inclusion criteria and were randomly divided into two groups. Participants in mouth rinse group were asked to rinse their mouth with 0.5% green tea mouthwash twice a day for 2 weeks. In the gel group, participants were requested to brush their teeth with 0.5% green tea gel twice a day for 2 weeks. After 4 weeks of washout period, mouthwash group applied the gel and the gel group rinsed the mouthwash for 2 weeks and with the same instruction as mentioned. Colony count of S. mutans and Lactobacillus was determined before and after intervention and data were analyzed using t- test. Results: According to the independent t- test, there was no significant difference in the salivary levels of S. mutans before and after intervention regarding age and gender (P = 0.33). Results from paired t-test showed significant decrease in the mean count of S. mutans and Lactobacillus colonies in both groups before and after intervention (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Green tea gel and mouthwash contribute to a significant reduction of salivary levels of S. mutans and Lactobacillus colonies, with a greater effect of mouthwash than the green tea gel, which was not statistically significant.
topic green tea
lactobacillus
mouthwash
streptococcus mutans
url http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2019;volume=10;issue=1;spage=81;epage=85;aulast=Ahmadi
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