A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial to Compare Post-extraction Use of a Novel Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA) Post-operative Mouth Rinse and Daily Use EDTA Mouth Rinse and Standard 0.12% Chlorhexidine (CHX) Post-operative Mouth Rinse and Daily Use Essential Oil (EO) Mouth Rinse.

Summary

This study will compare commercially available, commonly used mouth rinses (0.12% chlorhexidine (CHX) vs. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA)) for immediate post-operative and daily antiseptic use after tooth extraction and ridge preservation grafting followed by daily use of commercially available an essential oil (EO) mouthrinse and EDTA mouthrinse.

Description

Eligibility

Age range

18–85 years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Interventions

• Other
  0.12% CHX and Essential Oil mouthrinse

  0.12% CHX mouthrinse will be used to rinse for 1 minute with 15 mL twice daily starting day 1 after surgery through day 14. Patients will be instructed to use OTC essential oil mouthrinse 15mL once daily until the conclusion of the study (day 15 to day 84).

• Other
  2.6% EDTA and 0.2% EDTA mouth rinse

  .6% EDTA mouthrinse will be used to rinse for 1 minute with 15 mL twice daily starting day 1 after surgery through day 14. Patients will be instructed to use 0.2% EDTA mouthrinse 15mL once daily until the conclusion of the study (day 15 to day 84).

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