ORAL MICROFLORAL CHANGES AFTER COMPLETE ORAL REHABILITATION IN CHILDREN

Abstract

The salivary mutans streptococci counts were assessed in salivary samples collected from forty children ranging in age from three to six years old, selected from the G.A unit for children and children with special needs in the department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University. Children were randomly divided into four equal groups according to the oral hygiene regimen prescribed for them after oral rehabilitation under general anesthesia: Group I: Control group: No special oral hygiene instructions were given to the children. Group II: Chlorhexidine mouth rinse group: Children were instructed to rinse once daily with chlorohexidine (0.12%) mouth rinse before bedtime and no other oral hygiene instructions were given. Group III: Sodium Fluoride mouth rinse group: Children were instructed to rinse once daily with sodium fluoride mouth rinse (0.05%) before bedtime and no other oral hygiene instructions were given. Group IV: Fluoridated tooth paste. Children were instructed to brush their teeth with fluoridated toothpaste at least twice a day. Children were clinically examined by the same examiner for dental caries experience, which was recorded using decayed, missed, filled teeth index (dmft) using a sterile mirror and probe for each.