title: [Clinical study on the effect of anti-gingivitis IgY toothpaste in control of gingivitis and dental plaque].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the effect of anti-gingivitis IgY toothpaste in control of gingivitis and plaque.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was a double-blind, randomized, parallel-controlled clinical trail with a total of 100 subjects who were divided into two groups, experimental group and control group. The subjects in experimental group used anti-gingivitis IgY toothpaste to brush twice daily for 3 minutes, and the subjects in control group used none anti-gingivitis IgY toothpaste. The examiner recorded GI, PI and BOP index of all subjects at the baseline, 6-weeks and 12-weeks. SPSS21.0 software package was used for statistical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twelve weeks later, there were significant differences in GI and BOP between the two groups. Yet no significant difference was found in PI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Anti-gingivitis IgY toothpaste is effective in control of gingivitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth people's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China. E-mail: well9h@sina.cn.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xi-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Dan-Ying
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Jian-Fen
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D010512:Periodontal Index; D014100:Toothpastes
chemical_list: C016512:IgY; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D014100:Toothpastes