The influence of a hydrogen peroxide and glycerol containing mouthrinse on plaque accumulation: a 3-day non-brushing model |
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| Authors: | NL Hoenderdos NAM Rosema DE Slot MF Timmerman U van der Velden GA van der Weijden |
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| Affiliation: | Authors' affiliations:
N. L. Hoenderdos, N. A. M. Rosema, D. E. Slot, M. F. Timmerman, U. van der Velden, G. A. van der Weijden, Department of Periodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Abstract: Aim: To evaluate the inhibition of plaque growth by an experimental mouthrinse (BioXyl®) based on hydrogen peroxide/glycerol. Design: It was a double‐blind, randomized study involving 40 volunteers in good general health. At the start of the trial, all participants received a dental prophylaxis to remove all plaque deposits. During the next 3 days subjects refrained from any mechanical oral hygiene procedure, except for the allocated mouthrinse being either the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2; 0.013% H2O2/0.004% glycerol) or the placebo without H2O2. At the third day of appointment, plaque levels were assessed at six sites per tooth. Results: The test group had a mean overall plaque score of 2.66 and the placebo group of 2.70. The difference in plaque scores between the two groups was not statistically significant. Conclusions: The results of this pilot study showed that there was no statistically significant difference between the H2O2/glycerol group and the placebo group with respect to plaque inhibition within this study design. |
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| Keywords: | clinical trial glycerol hydrogen peroxide mouthrinse plaque |
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