Comparison between black tea with salt mouthwash and chlorhexidine on periodontal health status as an adjunct to nonsurgical therapy: Non-randomized control study

Background: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory noncommunicable disease that affects all tooth-supporting apparatus. The traditional method of treatment is non-surgical periodontal therapy. If this mechanical debridement is ineffective, an adjunctive therapy may be useful. Black tea with salt and chlorhexidine has been evaluated in the current research as an adjunctive treatment modality.

Aims: To investigate the antibacterial properties of black tea with salt rinse on periodontal disease and compare its efficacy to chlorhexidine rinse.

Methods: Non-randomized control study consisting of sixty participants with age range from 25 to 55 years was divided into three groups: control (no treatment), chlorhexidine mouthwash, and black tea with salt mouthwash. Prior to initiating adjunctive therapy, scaling was performed for all groups.

Results: Statistically significant differences have been found between the effects of mouthwash of black tea with salt versus (0.12) chlorhexidine mouthwash. The findings demonstrated that the group utilizing black tea with salt rinses showed more significant reduction in both plaque and gingival indices in comparison to the chlorhexidine rinse group. Moreover, comparisons between all groups showed highly significant differences in periodontal indices between visits.

Conclusion: Using black tea with salt mouthwash could be effective and useful adjunctive therapy for periodontal diseases. In the future, it is necessary to conduct further studies with a larger sample size in order to make more precise assessment of the impact of black tea with salt mouthwash.