Background: Chemotherapeutic agents have been shown to be useful adjuncts to daily oral home care in the control of plaque and gingivitis. The study was done to compare the anti gingivitis and antiplaque efficacy of HiOra with Chlorhexidine (CHX) and Listerine. Materials and Methods: 150 participants were equally divided into 3 groups: HiOra, CHX, and Listerine. These groups were asked to rinse with their respective mouthwash 2 times daily for 28 days. Gingivitis was evaluated by using Loe and Silness index (1963), and plaque was evaluated by using the Turesky modification of the Quigely Hein index (1970). The evaluation was carried out at the end of 7, 14, 21 and 28 days. Results obtained were statistically evaluated using SPSS software. Results: All the three mouth rinses were effective in reducing the mean gingival and plaque scores. Although HiOra (Herbal mouth wash) was observed to have better anti-plaque and antibiotic properties but there was statistical non significant difference between them. Conclusion: Chlorhexidine, Listerine and HiOra have been observed to be effective against plaque and gingivitis. Further, long-term clinical studies with larger sample size over extended period of time is recommended to have substantial evidences.
Key Words: Plaque, gingivitis, herbal extract, Herbal mouthwash.

Received: 13 May 2018                                Revised: 18 June 2018                          Accepted: 28 June 2018
                                               
Corresponding Author: Dr. Chhaya Mangla, Ex-Senior lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Adesh Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Bathinda, Punjab, India 

This article may be cited as: Mangla C. Comparative Evaluation of Anti-gingivitis and Anti-plaque Efficacy of Different Mouth Washes- A Clinical Study. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018; 4(4):1-4.