Efficacy of Green and White Tea Extract Mouthwashes in the Management of Plaque-induced Gingivitis: A Clinical and Biochemical Study

Subsequently, each patient was instructed to use 15 mL of the mouthwash (5% Green tea, 5% White tea or Listerine mouthrinse) delivered to them for 60 seconds 30 minutes after brushing in the morning and evening for a week. For the next 3 weeks, at the beginning of each week (8th, 15th and 22nd days), patients were invited to the clinic, oral hygiene instruction was repeated, and the mouthwashes to be used the following week were delivered to them.

Subsequently, each patient was instructed to use 15 mL of the mouthwash (0.12% CHX) delivered to them for 60 seconds 30 minutes after brushing in the morning and evening for a week. For the next 3 weeks, at the beginning of each week (8th, 15th and 22nd days), patients were invited to the clinic, oral hygiene instruction was repeated, and the mouthwashes to be used the following week were delivered to them.