The Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine Mouthwash Solutions on the Oral Health of Leprosy Patients
Leprosy, Hansen's Disease, Xerostomia
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Leprosy focused on measuring Leprosy, Hansen's disease (HD), traditional Chinese medicine mouthwash, oral health, xerostomia, Plaque Index, PLI
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Residents of Lo-Sheng sanatorium of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
- Compliant with the presence of more than four teeth in each of the upper and lower four regions
- Those who have not used antibiotics and mouthwash two months before the test
Exclusion Criteria:
- Moderate to severe dementia
- CDR (Clinical Dementia Assessment Scale) is greater than or equal to 2 points or more
- Those with a score of less than 17 on the MMSE Simple Mind Scale
- Nasogastric Tube Inserters
- Those who are allergic to mouthwash
- Those who are on course of antibiotics and steroids
- Those who have had dental cleansing within one month
Sites / Locations
- Lo-Sheng SanatoriumRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Traditional Chinese Medicine Mouthwash Group
Dilute 50 times of Traditional Chinese Medicine Mouthwash Group
The subjects use traditional Chinese medicine mouthwash after three meals a day and before going to bed, four times a day for 7 consecutive days. After 7 days, record the PLI value and conduct a xerostomia questionnaire, and then retrieve the mouthwash bottle the remaining dose was checked to determine compliance. Those with significantly poor compliance were excluded from the experiment, and then the daily cleaning measures were resumed. The subjects still followed the way of mouthwash four times a day until the end of the 21st day after the xerostomia questionnaire.
The subjects use dilute 50 times traditional Chinese medicine mouthwash after three meals a day and before going to bed, four times a day for 7 consecutive days. After 7 days, record the PLI value and conduct a xerostomia questionnaire, and then retrieve the mouthwash bottle the remaining dose was checked to determine compliance. Those with significantly poor compliance were excluded from the experiment, and then the daily cleaning measures were resumed. The subjects still followed the way of mouthwash four times a day until the end of the 21st day after the xerostomia questionnaire.