title: Clinical effect of a herbal dentifrice on the control of plaque and gingivitis: a double-blind study.
abstract: The aim of this randomized, double-blind clinical trial was to evaluate the effect of the Paradontax dentifrice on the reduction of plaque and gingivitis. Subjects were randomly allocated into either the test group (n = 15, Paradontax) or the control group (n = 15, standard dentifrice with fluoride). Plaque levels were measured using the Turesky modification of the Quigley & Hein Plaque Index (PI), and gingivitis was evaluated with the Gingival Index (GI). Subjects were asked to brush their teeth with the allocated dentifrice, three times a day, for 21 days. There was no significant difference between groups in relation to the PI and GI medians, at baseline and at the end of the 21-day period. There was no significant reduction in PI in either the test or control groups. There was a significant decrease in GI in the test group. The authors concluded that there was no difference between the dentifrices in the reduction of plaque and gingivitis.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Ibirapuera University.
authors.forename: Claudio Mendes
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Pannuti
authors.forename: Joyce Pereira de
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mattos
authors.forename: Paula Nini
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Ranoya
authors.forename: Alberto Martins de
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Jesus
authors.forename: Roberto Fraga Moreira
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Lotufo
authors.forename: Giuseppe Alexandre
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Romito
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013997:Time Factors; D014100:Toothpastes / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: C091016:Parodontax; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014100:Toothpastes; D017693:Sodium Bicarbonate