Essential Oil+ELA, Plaque and Gingivitis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

A commercially available mouth rinse with ethyl lauroyl arginate and essential oils claims to have enhanced antimicrobial properties as compared to the traditional essential oil products. The aim of the present study was to compare the plaque and gingivitis inhibiting effect of the commercial product containing essential oils with ethyl lauroyl arginate with one placebo and one negative control in a modified experimental gingivitis model. In three groups of healthy volunteers, experimental gingivitis was induced and monitored over 21 days, simultaneously treated with the commercial test solution, 21.6% hydro-alcohol solution and sterile water respectively. The maxillary right quadrant of each individual received mouthwash only, whereas the maxillary left quadrant was subject to both rinsing and mechanical oral hygiene. Compliance and side effects were monitored at day 7, 14, and 21. Plaque and gingivitis scores were obtained at baseline and at day 21.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Oslo
• Treatments: Listerine; Pharmaceutical Solutions; Sodium Fluoride

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

healthy subjects from both gender snon-smoking aged 20-55yr having at least three of the following teeth in maxillary right and left quadrant: the canine, 1st bicuspid, 2nd bicuspid, 1st molar, healthy gingiva and periodontium.

Exclusion Criteria:

pregnancy lactation any chronic diseases clinical signs or symptoms of acute infection in the oral cavity any prescribed or non-prescription systemic or topical medication except oral contraceptives clinical parameters judged as unacceptable by the principle investigator use of systemic antibiotics the last 3 months prior to the start of the study history of alcohol or drug abuse participation in other clinical studies in the last 4weeks