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Efficacy of probiotics and coconut oil-based mouthrinses to improve oral health

  • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
  • Abbr : J Korean Soc Dent Hyg
  • 2024, 24(1), pp.1-7
  • DOI : 10.13065/jksdh.20240001
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Dentistry
  • Received : January 22, 2024
  • Accepted : February 21, 2024
  • Published : February 28, 2024

김윤정 1 양진주 2 이현아 3 김선영 1

1광주여자대학교 치위생학과, 광주여자대학교 일반대학원 치위생학과
2광주여자대학교 치위생학과
3광주여자대학교 일반대학원 치위생학과

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ABSTRACT

Objectives: We analyzed the relative beneficial impacts of probiotics and coconut oil-based mouth rinses on oral health. Methods : A total of 33 subjects were enrolled and randomly assigned to three groups. Coconut oil and probiotics were given to the experimental group, and distilled water to the control group. We evaluated the possession site of Gingival index, CPITN index, BOP, Pocket depth, and PHP index. Results: In the coconut oil and probiotic groups, Gingival index significantly decreased on both days 15 and 30. CPITN significantly decreased on days 15 and 30 in the coconut oil group (p<0.01), and on day 30 in the probiotic group (p=0.002). There was a significant interaction between group and time for BOP and PHP index (p<0.001), and the coconut oil group was more effective in improving BOP and PHP index. Conclusions: The above results showed that the mediation effect of coconut oil and probiotics was more effective with coconut oil.

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