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ArticleInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry

Effect of Green Tea Extract Mouthwash on Salivary

Mohamed Th Salama, Zeyad A Alsughier

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Article in International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohamed Th SalamaDepartment of Oral Public Health, Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Alrass College of Dentistry, Alrass, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Zeyad A AlsughierDepartment of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Almulida, Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
Qassim University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThis study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of green tea mouthwash on the salivary level of MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this randomized controlled clinical trial, 40 cooperative children (4-5 years old) were divided into two groups. The study group included 20 children who did the routine tooth brushing 3 times/day, and then green tea extract mouthwash (8 mL/day) 2 times/day for 4 weeks. The control group included other 20 children who did the routine tooth brushing as the study group but did not use any green tea extract mouthwash. The quantitative microbiological laboratory cultivation method of

resultsStatistically, the results showed that there was a statistically significant difference in the mean log

conclusionThe use of green tea mouthwash showed promising results in reducing the cariogenic salivary CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Green tea extract mouthwash is a nontoxic and safe, particularly for children. Catechins, the main bioactive ingredient of green tea, show an antibacterial action; thus, it has a promising effect in decreasing the count of salivary HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Salama MT, Alsughier ZA. Effect of Green Tea Extract Mouthwash on Salivary

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CatechinGreen teaMouthwashPreschool childrenRandomized controlled clinical trialStreptococcus mutans

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PMID31571786
PMCPMC6749881
OpenAlexW2972932144

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