Khalil, A., Mostafa, M., El-Araby, S., El-Bouseary, M. (2023). Evaluation of the Effect of Tea Tree Oil Mouthwash on Streptococcus Mutans as Compared with Chlorohexidine in A Group of Egyptian Children. Al-Azhar Dental Journal for Girls, 10(1), 267-272. doi: 10.21608/adjg.2022.96608.1411
Alaa R. Khalil; Mohamad H. Mostafa; Salam El-Araby; Maisra El-Bouseary. "Evaluation of the Effect of Tea Tree Oil Mouthwash on Streptococcus Mutans as Compared with Chlorohexidine in A Group of Egyptian Children". Al-Azhar Dental Journal for Girls, 10, 1, 2023, 267-272. doi: 10.21608/adjg.2022.96608.1411
Khalil, A., Mostafa, M., El-Araby, S., El-Bouseary, M. (2023). 'Evaluation of the Effect of Tea Tree Oil Mouthwash on Streptococcus Mutans as Compared with Chlorohexidine in A Group of Egyptian Children', Al-Azhar Dental Journal for Girls, 10(1), pp. 267-272. doi: 10.21608/adjg.2022.96608.1411
Khalil, A., Mostafa, M., El-Araby, S., El-Bouseary, M. Evaluation of the Effect of Tea Tree Oil Mouthwash on Streptococcus Mutans as Compared with Chlorohexidine in A Group of Egyptian Children. Al-Azhar Dental Journal for Girls, 2023; 10(1): 267-272. doi: 10.21608/adjg.2022.96608.1411
Evaluation of the Effect of Tea Tree Oil Mouthwash on Streptococcus Mutans as Compared with Chlorohexidine in A Group of Egyptian Children
2Assistant Professor and Head of Pedodontic and Oral Health Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
3Lecturer of Pedodontic and Oral Health Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
4Lecturer of Pharmaceutical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.
Abstract
Purpose: The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of Tea tree oil mouthwash on salivary Streptococcus mutans count in a group of children compared to chlorhexidine. Materials and methods: 24 children from both sexes participated in the study. Their ages ranged from 8 to12 years. Participants were divided into 2 groups (1&2), each group included 12 children. Group 1: every child was given a bottle of prepared tea tree oil mouthwash (0.2%) for rinsing. Group 2: every child was given a bottle of chlorhexidine mouthwash (0.12 %) for rinsing. Unstimulated saliva samples were collected and microbiological analysis was done. Results: There was a significant reduction in the mean number of Streptococcus mutans colonies in both tea tree oil and chlorohexidine groups. Conclusion: Tea tree oil mouthwash has significant antimicrobial activity and could be utilized as a natural substitute to chlorhexidine
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