Effect of Achyranthes aspera, 0.2% Aqueous XXXX and Punica granatum Oral Rinse on the Levels of Salivary @entity6586 in 8 to 12 Years Old @entity1 .

@entity6586 @entity1 @entity1216 @entity5164
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To study the effect Achyrnnthes nspern, 0.2% aqueous @entity5164 and Punicn grnnntum oral rinse on salivary @entity6586 mutnns count in @entity1 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 60 @entity1 of 8 to 12 years of age were randomly allocated into 3 groups. Group A was given 0.2% @entity1216 mouthwash, group B was given 10% A. nspern mouthwash and group C was given 15% P. grnnntum mouthwash. The day 1 saliva samples were collected from the subjects and innoculated onto mitis salivarius bacitracin (MSB) agar. The colony counts were obtained by a clinical microbiologist who was blinded to the subject allocation. Plaque scores were then recorded by the investigator with the help of a volunteer. Following this, they received a thorough scaling and polishing. Subjects in each group were then provided with 140 ml of the respective mouthwash, as a daily supervised rinse after breakfast and before sleeping as per instructions. Following mouth rinsing, the @entity1 were instructed not to eat or drink for 15 minutes. At the 7th day, unstimulated saliva was again collected from the subjects of all 3 groups, inoculated onto MSB agar and colony count was obtained. Modified Quigley-Hein plaque index was also evaluated for the refreshed score at this stage. Colony counting was done using loop method and statistical analysis was done using Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) software version 21. RESULTS: All the three mouthwashes showed statistically significant reduction of S. mutnns count and plaque index after 7 days, i.e. @entity1216 (p < 0.001 for reduction in S. mutnns count and p < 0.05 for plaque score reduction), A. nspern (p < 0.01 for reduction in S. mutnns count and p < 0.05 for plaque score reduction) and P. grnnntum (p < 0.01 for reduction in S. mutnns count and p < 0.05 for plaque score reduction). @entity1216 had marginally better results in reducing S. mutnns count. Conclusion     Efficacy of @entity1216 , A. nspern and P. grnnntum was statistically significant with respect to reduction of S. mutnns count with @entity1216 being marginally better than the other two,     All the three mouthwashes were found to be at par when plaque index values from baseline and after interception of 7 days was calculated,     Punicn grnnntum has better antimicrobial effect than A. nspern.
