NCT03590977

Efficacy of Licorice on Reducing Salivary Streptococcus Mutans Versus Chlorohexidine in Caries Risk Patients

Evaluation the Efficacy of a Herbal Licorice on Reducing Salivary Streptococcus Mutans Levels (A Randomized Clinical Trial)

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 52 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To compare the effect of a natural herbal licorice containing preventive measure alternative to chlorohexidine preventive measure to decrease the effect of streptococcus mutans.

Detailed description

A total number of fifty-two patients will be enrolled in the study. They will be divided into two groups: study group and control group. Study group will be subjected to licorice mouthwash and the control will be subjected to chlorohexidine mouth wash. Salivary bacterial count will be evaluated for both groups.

Conditions

• Caries, Dental

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	licorice extract mouthwash	mouth rinse that contains a natural herbal licorice root extract used as a preventive measure that reduce caries index.
OTHER	chlorohexidine mouthwash	mouth wash that contains chlorohexidine as an active component

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-09-01
• Primary completion: 2019-08-30
• Completion: 2019-10-01
• First posted: 2018-07-18
• Last updated: 2018-07-18