THE EFFECT OF MOUTHWASH CONTAINING POMEGRANATE PEEL EXTRACT AND CHLORHEXIDINE MOUTHWASH ON BLEEDING ON BRUSHING AMONG A GROUP OF EGYPTIAN CHILDREN WITH FULL PERMANENT DENTITION, RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.

Abstract

This study was carried out to assess the clinical efficacy of mouthwash containing pomegranates peel extract and chlorhexidine mouthwash on bleeding on brushing and counting of streptococcus mutans. The study was carried out on sixty participants. They were selected from outpatients’ clinic at Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry – Cairo University. Their age ranged from 12 to 15 years. The participants were divided into two groups; group I used o.12% chlorhexidine mouthwash and following oral hygiene measures, group II used pomegranate peel extract mouthwash and following oral hygiene measures. This study was carried out for four weeks. At baseline, scaling and polishing were carried out and after two weeks study period, quantitative microbiological laboratory cultivation method of salivary mutans streptococci was carried out for each participant before using mouthwash. After additional two weeks, sulcus bleeding index scores and questionnaire were made in addition, cultivation method of salivary mutans streptococci were carried out to find out effect of using mouthwash.