DOI: 10.4103/jiaphd.jiaphd_63_25 ISSN: 2319-5932

Randomized Trial Assessing Oral Hygiene Effectiveness of Chewable Toothpaste Tablets versus Conventional Dentifrice in Undergraduate Dental Students

Swayam Sourav Tripathy, Vikas Singh, Pradeep Tangade, Ankita Jain, Tannu Kumari, Prabhat Kumar Singh, Sonal Subhangi
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Abstract

Objective:

This investigation aims to associate oral hygiene efficacy with Chewable Toothpaste tablets and Traditional Toothpaste and compare their outcomes in subjects aged 18–21 years.

Materials and Methods:

A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 172 undergraduate subjects attending Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad. It involved clinical examinations utilizing Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified in the dental students, at baseline and after 1 month.

Results:

The investigation included 172 subjects of both genders divided into 2 groups of 86 each. An independent t -test revealed nonsignificant differences between both groups at baseline, with P = 0.359, but significant differences between the post-1-month group with a P value of 0.000. Levine’s Test showed nonsignificance at 0.746 P value for baseline, and 0.830 P value for post-1-month, respectively, indicating the equal variances assumption. The paired t -test for traditional toothpaste revealed P = 0.000 with a mean change of 0.4244, along with a mean change of 0.9070 and P = 0.000 for chewable toothpastes. The oral hygiene improvement was better with chewable toothpaste.

Conclusion:

Chewable toothpastes improve dental hygiene better than traditional toothpaste, proving the need for more innovative methods of maintaining oral hygiene and controlling gingivitis.

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