Varma Sudhir Rama, Sherif Husam, Serafi Ahmed, Fanas Salim Abu, Desai Vijay, Abuhijleh Eiyas, Al Radaidah Ahmad
Department of Periodontics, Ajman University, Fujairah, UAE.
Internship, Ajman University, Fujairah, UAE.
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2018 Jan-Feb;8(1):21-27. doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_411_17. Epub 2018 Feb 22.
This study is the first of its kind in the United Arab Emirates, where these herbal plant extracts are commonly incorporated into toothpaste. The present study compares two herbal toothpastes (Meswak extract and tea tree oil [TTO]) and analyses their efficiency in reducing plaque accumulation.
A total of 25 patients were examined for plaque and assigned a plaque score. They were then randomly assigned to use either Meswak-based toothpaste or TTO-based toothpaste. After 24 h, a new plaque score was recorded, and the patients used their regular brand for 2 weeks. The patients were then instructed to use the second of the two study toothpastes for 24 h, and a third set of plaque scores was obtained. Statistical data were analyzed using the SPSS software with a significance of < 0.05 and Kruskal-Wallis test.
Analysis of plaque scores showed a reduction in plaque index after using either of the two herbal-based toothpastes; however, when compared with TTO, Meswak-based toothpaste resulted in significantly less plaque.
Brushing with Meswak-based toothpaste gave a significant drop in plaque score when compared with TTO-based paste.
本研究在阿拉伯联合酋长国尚属首次，当地这些草药植物提取物常被添加到牙膏中。本研究比较了两种草本牙膏（没食子提取物和茶树油 [TTO]），并分析它们在减少牙菌斑积聚方面的效果。
共检查了25名患者的牙菌斑情况，并为他们评定了牙菌斑分数。然后将他们随机分配使用以没食子为基础的牙膏或以茶树油为基础的牙膏。24小时后，记录新的牙菌斑分数，患者使用其常用品牌牙膏两周。之后，指导患者使用两种研究牙膏中的另一种24小时，并获得第三组牙菌斑分数。使用SPSS软件对统计数据进行分析，显著性水平为<0.05，并采用克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯检验。
牙菌斑分数分析表明，使用两种草本牙膏中的任何一种后，牙菌斑指数均有所降低；然而，与茶树油牙膏相比，没食子牙膏导致的牙菌斑明显更少。
与茶树油牙膏相比，使用没食子牙膏刷牙后牙菌斑分数显著下降。
