Article information
Year 2019 Volume 69 Issue 1 Page 38-45
Title:
Effectiveness of Mouth Rinse Containing Essential Oil to Reduce Plaque Level in Visual Impairment Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Keyword(s):
Essential oil mouth rinse, Visually impaired children, Plaque
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of an essential oil mouth rinse and placebo (220 ppm sodium fluoride mouth rinse) on plaque. This study design was a double-blind cross-over randomized control trial. Sixty-five visually impaired children that older than 8 years old were recruited and rinsed daily with 20 cc of either an essential oil or placebo under the supervision of teachers after tooth brushing before bedtime for 3 months. Interviewed questionnaire, brushing observation and plaque index were used for data collected. Percentage, mean, Chi-square and Sample t-test analysis were used for analytical comparison. The findings revealed that essential oil mouth rinse was significant in reducing plaque to score 0-2 (P-value <0.001) better than control. Using paired t-test, mean plaque of essential oil group is better than control (P-value = 0.015). Moreover, essential oil mouth rinse group had a significant reduction of plaque score 3 at baseline better than the control group (P-value = 0.005). This 3-month randomized control study demonstrated the effect of essential oil mouth rinse on plaque reduction.