Effect of different fluoride mouthrinses in prevention of dental plaque among 15-year-old children in Cairo

ABSTRACT

Six hundred students 15-year-old were examined for assessment of plaque index scores. The children were randomly divided into four groups three test groups using three fluoride mouth rinses [sodium fluoride, amine fluoride and mixture of sodium fluoride and amine fluoride] and one control group using placebo mouth rinse. Rinsing was done once per day for eight weeks. The results showed that all types of fluoride rinses could not completely prevent the development of dental plaque but they decreased the formation with different degrees. It had been also found that both amine fluoride mouth rinse and mixture of [sodium fluoride and amine fluoride] were more effective in prevention of dental plaque than sodium fluoride mouth rinse