Introduction: The growing field of alternative medicine has shown that dentifrices based on plant extracts are available in the market but there is little or 3 Piece Outdoor Seating no research to prove or refute the efficacy of dentifrices containing combination of herbal components.Aim: The study was conducted to evaluate the anti-plaque efficacy of a commercially available Meswak containing dentifrice compared to the conventional dentifrice using a randomized, triple blind, parallel design method.Materials and Methods: A total of 350 subjects were selected.
All the subjects (aged 13-54 years) were given the test dentifrices, packed in plain white color-coded tubes.The Integrated Amplifiers subjects were instructed to brush their teeth twice daily for 2 min with the allocated dentifrice.The total study duration was 4 weeks.
Plaque scores were recorded at the baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks respectively, using the Turesky modification of the Quigley Hein Plaque Index.Results: The results showed that there were significant differences in the reduction of plaque by the herbal dentifrice, Meswak (Salvadora persica) on intra-group and inter-group comparison.Conclusion: It was concluded that further research is required to know the dental benefits of herbal products being incorporated into the commercially available dentifrices.