Comparison Between Tea Tree Oil and Chlorhexidine Mouth Rinse in Treatment of Gingivitis Induced by Orthodontic Treatment: A Randomized Control Clinical Study
Elmehy, G., Abo-Shady, T. (2018). Comparison Between Tea Tree Oil and Chlorhexidine Mouth Rinse in Treatment of Gingivitis Induced by Orthodontic Treatment: A Randomized Control Clinical Study. EKB Journal Management System, 64(Issue 1 - January (Oral Medicine, X-Ray, Oral Biology & Oral Pathology)), 249-256. doi: 10.21608/edj.2018.77077
Ghada Elmehy; Tamer Elamer Abo-Shady. "Comparison Between Tea Tree Oil and Chlorhexidine Mouth Rinse in Treatment of Gingivitis Induced by Orthodontic Treatment: A Randomized Control Clinical Study". EKB Journal Management System, 64, Issue 1 - January (Oral Medicine, X-Ray, Oral Biology & Oral Pathology), 2018, 249-256. doi: 10.21608/edj.2018.77077
Elmehy, G., Abo-Shady, T. (2018). 'Comparison Between Tea Tree Oil and Chlorhexidine Mouth Rinse in Treatment of Gingivitis Induced by Orthodontic Treatment: A Randomized Control Clinical Study', EKB Journal Management System, 64(Issue 1 - January (Oral Medicine, X-Ray, Oral Biology & Oral Pathology)), pp. 249-256. doi: 10.21608/edj.2018.77077
Elmehy, G., Abo-Shady, T. Comparison Between Tea Tree Oil and Chlorhexidine Mouth Rinse in Treatment of Gingivitis Induced by Orthodontic Treatment: A Randomized Control Clinical Study. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 64(Issue 1 - January (Oral Medicine, X-Ray, Oral Biology & Oral Pathology)): 249-256. doi: 10.21608/edj.2018.77077

Comparison Between Tea Tree Oil and Chlorhexidine Mouth Rinse in Treatment of Gingivitis Induced by Orthodontic Treatment: A Randomized Control Clinical Study

Egyptian Dental Journal
Article 5, Volume 64, Issue 1 - January (Oral Medicine, X-Ray, Oral Biology & Oral Pathology), January 2018, Page 249-256  XML PDF (926.5 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/edj.2018.77077
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Authors
Ghada Elmehy1; Tamer Elamer Abo-Shady2
1Ass. Professor of Orthodontics Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University
2Lecture of Oral Medicine and Periodontology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Tanta University
Abstract
Aim: This study was designed to compare the effects of tea tree oil and chlorhexidine mouth rinse in the treatment of gingivitis induced by orthodontic treatment.
Materials and Methods: Sixty patients undergoing orthodontic treatment and suffering from gingivitis were included and divided randomly into three groups, group I (20 patients): Patients received scaling and oral hygiene instructions, group II (20 patients): Patients received scaling, oral hygiene instructions and chlorhexidine mouth rinse and group III (20 patients): Patients received scaling, oral hygiene instructions and tea tree oil mouth rinse.
Results: The results of this study revealed that all treatment modalities achieved a statistically significant reduction of the mean plaque index, gingival index and papillary bleeding index throughout the six months evaluation period as compared to the mean base-line values (P<0.001). This 6-month controlled clinical study demonstrated that the tea tree oil mouth rinse had comparable anti-gingivitis activity with chlorhexidine mouth rinse which is known to produce significantly higher levels of extrinsic stain.
Conclusion: Due to side effects associated with the chlorhexidine mouth rinse, it is suggested that tea tree oil mouth rinse can be used instead, as it proved to have a distinct role in the management of gingivitis induced by orthodontic treatment.
Keywords
Chronic gingivitis; orthodontic treatment; Chlorhexidine mouth rinse; Tea tree oil mouth rinse
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