title: Comparative evaluation of honey, chlorhexidine gluconate (0.2%) and combination of xylitol and chlorhexidine mouthwash (0.2%) on the clinical level of dental plaque: A 30 days randomized control trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the effect of honey, chlorhexidine mouthwash and combination of xylitol chewing gum and chlorhexidine mouthwash on the dental plaque level.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ninety healthy dental students, both male and female, aged between 21 to 25 years participated in the study. The subjects were randomly divided into three groups, i.e. the honey group, the chlorhexidine gluconate mouthwash group and the combination of xylitol chewing gum and chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthwash group. The data was collected at the baseline, 15(th) day and 30(th) day; the plaque was disclosed using disclosing solution and their scores were recorded at six sites per tooth using the Quigley and Hein plaque index modified by Turesky-Gilmore-Glickman. Statistical analysis was carried out later to compare the effect of all the three groups. P ≤ 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our result showed that all the three groups were effective in reducing the plaque but post-hoc LSD (Least Significant Difference) showed that honey group and chlorhexidine + xylitol group were more effective than chlorhexidine group alone. The results demonstrated a significant reduction of plaque indices in honey group and chlorhexidine + xylitol group over a period of 15 and 30 days as compared to chlorhexidine.
authors: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, India.
authors: Ankita
authors: A
authors: Jain
authors: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, India.
authors: Dara John
authors: DJ
authors: Bhaskar
authors: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Devanand
authors: D
authors: Gupta
authors: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, India.
authors: Chandan
authors: C
authors: Agali
authors: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, India.
authors: Vipul
authors: V
authors: Gupta
authors: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Principal, Government Degree College, Banbasa, Uttrakhand, India.
authors: Rajendra Kumar
authors: RK
authors: Gupta
authors: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Rajasthan Dental College, Jaipur, India.
authors: Priyanka
authors: P
authors: Yadav
authors: Department of Orthodontics, Vasant Dada Patil Dental College, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
authors: Akash B
authors: AB
authors: Lavate
authors: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Career Post-Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors: Mudita
authors: M
authors: Chaturvedi
keywords: Chlorhexidine; honey; plaque index; xylitol
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