the Effect of Monk Fruit and Splenda on Salivary Ph and Streptococcus Mutans Count in Vivo Study

ConditionCaries Active
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20-24
SponsorAl-Mustansiriyah University

About this trial

This study aims to evaluate the changes in salivary pH and Streptococcus mutans count by preparing a solution containing these sweeteners dissolved in distilled water and administering it to the participants. Saliva samples will be collected before using the mouth rinse, and salivary pH will be measured using a pH meter, while S. mutans count will be analyzed in the laboratory.

After consuming the solution, salivary pH will be assessed at 1 minute, 15 minutes, and 30 minutes, while the growth of S. mutans will be examined 30 minutes post-rinse.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

No active carious lesions or oral diseases.

Generally healthy individuals without systemic illnesses.

No prior use of preventive dental treatments

Disqualifiers

Participants currently undergoing dental treatment.

Those taking medications that alter saliva flow.

Presence of painful oral conditions or systemic diseases. Participants have active caries

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Monk fruit sweetener mouth rinse

    Dietary supplement

    monk fruit mouth rinse 10 grams of sweetener powder and 90 ml of distilled water for 30 participants for 1 minute

  • Splenda (sucralose) sweetener mouth rinse

    Dietary supplement

    10 g of splenda powder with 90 ml of distilled water for 30 participants for 1 minute

  • Sucrose mouth rinse

    Dietary supplement

    10 g of sucrose powder dissolved in 90 ml of distilled water as a positive control group for 30 participants for 1 minute

Treatment groups

90 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: monk fruit sweetener group 30 participantsExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Splenda (sucralose) sweetener group 30 participantsExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: positive control group (sucrose) 30 participantsActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

salivary ph measurement

the salivary ph will measure quantitatively using a ph meter

Time frame
Baeline salivary ph measurement (before )using mouth rinse , after 1minute , after 15 minutes , and after 30 minutes of mouth rinse
2

Streptococcus mutans count measurement

streptococcus mutans count before mouth rinsing ,and after 30 minutes to evaluate the count if it increase or decrease

Time frame
Baseline saliva collection for Streptococcus mutans count and 30 minutes after using mouth rinse saliva collection for Streptococcus mutans count

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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