| Summary: | 碩士 === 長庚大學 === 顱顏口腔醫學研究所 === 104 === Background
Mouthrinses containing chlorhexidine are associated with unpleasant taste, interference with normal taste, local irritation and allergies, and tooth enamel discoloration after long-term use. In this study, a modified Lao Ya Powders mouthrinse containing rhizoma cimicifugae, cortex radicis lycii chinensis, radix et rhizoma notopterygii, radix gentiana scabrae, and flavoring agents, such as halitium and borneol was used to compare with chlorhexidine mouthrinses on inhibiting the dental plaque accumulation and gingivitis.
Material and Method
15 participants who were preparing to receive periodontal surgeries were included in this study. The participants were prescribed a modified Lao Ya Powders mouthrinse or a chlorhexidine mouthrinse, and the gingival index (GI), tooth stain index (SI), and dental plaque index (PI) were recorded each week after use.
Result
At the end of Week 1, the GI of participants who used the chlorhexidine mouthrinse and the modified Lao Ya Powders mouthrinse was 0.55 ± 0.27 and 0.51 ± 0.26, respectively, and the SI was 0.69±0.42 and 0.57±0.42, respectively. Compared with the baseline records, the GIs and the SIs statistics differentially decreased. The GIs, SIs, and PIs did not differ significantly between the two groups.
Discussion
The results showed both types of mouthrinse had significant effects on inhibiting gingivitis (P < 0.05) after 1 week used. In conclusion, the modified Lao Ya Powders mouthrinse and the chlorhexidine mouthrinse had similar clinical effects on controlling gingivitis. In this experiment, the ingredients in the modified Lao Ya Powders mouthrinse possess antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, and the experiment results confirmed their clinical effects on gingivitis control.
IVConclusion
The results showed that short-term use of the modified Lao Ya Powders mouthrinse and the chlorhexidine mouthrinse have the same clinical effects on gingivitis control and yielded no adverse reactions or side effects. Therefore, people who are used to using Chinese medicine or are unable to tolerate the smell of chlorhexidine mouthrinse are provided with an alternative option when purchasing oral health care products.
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