TODENTJ-25-03-2019_TODENTJ-10-207 1553506470 Bentham Open doi@benthamopen.net Bentham Open The Open Dentistry Journal TODENTJ 1874-2106 05 11 2016 10 1 Shruthi Eshwar Rekha K Vipin Jain Supriya Manvi Shivani Kohli Shekhar Bhatia Introduction: Mouthrinses have been in use for centuries as breath fresheners, medicaments, and antiseptics. Dill is said to be a good source of calcium, manganese and iron. It contains flavonoids known for their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral properties. Dill can help with microbial infections in the mouth; and its anti-oxidants minimize damage caused by free radicals to the gums and teeth. Being a good source of calcium, dill also helps with bone and dental health. Aims and Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of commercially available 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate mouthrinse and dill seed oil mouthrinse on plaque levels and gingivitis. Material and Methods: A randomized controlled, double blind parallel arm study was conducted over 90 days on 90 subjects. The subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups and baseline data was collected using Loe and Silness gingival index and Quigley Hein plaque index and oral prophylaxis was performed on all the subjects. The mouthrinses included in the present study were dill seed oil and Hexodent (0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate). Intervention regarding the mouthrinsing was given to the subjects and were followed up for 45 days and 90 days, after this post intervention changes were assessed using the respective indices. Results: It was observed that there is no significant difference in gingival & plaque scores among two mouthrinses from baseline to 45 days and 90 days. It was observed that there is statistical difference in gingival and plaque scores when compared with baseline to 45 days (p<0.001), baseline to 90 days (p<0.001) and 45 days to 90 days (p<0.001) when intergroup comparisons were done. Conclusion: It was concluded that dill seed oil and Hexodent (0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate) mouthrinse have similar antiplaque and antigingival effectiveness. 05 11 2016 207 213 TODENTJ-10-207 1 10.2174/crossmark_policy opendentistryjournal.com benthamopen.com true Peer Reviewed Single blind Checked with iThenticate 2015-12-30 2016-1-1 2016-1-28 2016-05-11 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode 10.2174/1874210601610010207 1553506470 https://opendentistryjournal.com/VOLUME/10/PAGE/207/ https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V10/TODENTJ-10-207/TODENTJ-10-207.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V10/TODENTJ-10-207/TODENTJ-10-207.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V10/TODENTJ-10-207/TODENTJ-10-207.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V10/TODENTJ-10-207/TODENTJ-10-207.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V10/TODENTJ-10-207/TODENTJ-10-207.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V10/TODENTJ-10-207/TODENTJ-10-207.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V10/TODENTJ-10-207/TODENTJ-10-207.pdf https://opendentistryjournal.com/contents/volumes/V10/TODENTJ-10-207/TODENTJ-10-207.xml J. 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