| 0767 Effect of Essential-Oil and Delmopinol on Dental-plaque and Gingival Bleeding | ||
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H. LUIS1, M.G. SOARES2, I. GASPAR2, C. ATALAIA2, L.S. LUIS2, and M. BERNARDO1, 1University of Lisbon School of Dentistry, Lisboa, Portugal, 2Instituto Piaget - Almada, Portugal Objectives: To compare the effects of an Essential-Oil mouthrinse (EO) and a Delmopinol mouthrinse (DM) on gingival bleeding and dental-plaque in healthy adults. Methods: Ninety subjects entered the clinical trial (49% males and 51% females; mean age of 32.3 years). All participants had a minimum of 6 teeth per quadrant and periodontal pockets depth less than 5mm. Each group received a dental hygiene appointment including dental scaling, polishing, and oral hygiene instructions. After the appointment, subjects were allocated to one of three study groups: Group1 - Cool Mint Listerine Antiseptic; Group 2 – Decapinol; Group 3 – Control group (no mouthrinse). Mouthrinse groups were asked to use the solution for two weeks, according to manufacturer instructions. Gingival bleeding was accessed using the Gingival Index (GI) by Löe and Silness, and Dental Plaque was accessed by the Quigley-Hein-Turesky Index. There were no baseline differences between the groups regarding dental plaque and bleeding indexes. Results: For Gingival index scores, only the DM group had statistically significant lower scores than the Control group (p<0.05), with 33.8% difference. DM and EO results were not statistically different. For Plaque Index, only the EO group had a statistically significant lower index score than the Control group (p<0.05). EO and DM did not statistically differ between their scores. Conclusion: There was a statistically significant reduction in GI scores for DM group vs. Control group and a statistically significant reduction of Dental Plaque index score in the EO vs. Control. EO and DM groups did not differ between them for both indexes scores. Although statistical significance was attained, clinical significance may not be of consequence. The additional use of any of these mouthrinses may not be of relevance as a complement for regular dental hygiene in healthy adults. (Study performed at UICOB, FCT R&D unit 4062) | ||
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