Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

Evaluation of three potential toothbrush disinfectants: A Randomized Controlled Trial amongst dental college students in Kanpur City, India

Sinha P, Jyothi. C, Pradhan D.

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Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of three disinfectants as toothush decontaminants–4.5% vinegar,3% sodium hypochlorite, and 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate. Material and methods: 60 participants in the age group of 20–30years were divided into 4 groups. Group I(4.5% vinegar), group II(3% sodium hypochlorite), group III (0.2%chlorhesxidine gluconate) and group IV(tap water), which served as the control group. Each participant was provided with a new toothush, instructions were given and toothushes were collected after ushing for seven days. Toothushes were sent to the laboratory for determining total colony count.Results:4.5% vinegar was most effective followed by 3% sodium hypochlorite and 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate and tap water. Conclusion: We concluded that vinegar was most effective disinfectant when compared with others.

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EVALUATION OF THREE POTENTIAL TOOTHBRUSH DISINFECTANTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL AMONGST DENTAL COLLEGE STUDENTS IN KANPUR CITY, INDIA, Sinha P, Jyothi.C, Pradhan D. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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