Method: The study covered 55 subjects aged 30 to 60. In each subject examination at baseline and after 6 and 12 months included evaluation of DMFT index, CPI index, PI index acc.Silness and Loe, API index by Lange et al. and BoP index acc. Ainamo and Bay. Depending on DMFT and CPI values patients were divided into groups: Group 1 patients with low DMFT, without periodontal disease (CPI=0),Group 2 patients with high DMFT, CPI=0, Group 3 patients with high DMFT, with periodontal disease (CPI>1), Group 4 (control) patients with different values of DMFT and CPI. All subjects were given professional tooth cleaning and oral hygiene instructions. In the test groups patients were brushing their teeth three times a day with toothpaste containing thioglycosides extracted from white mustard, in the control group patients were using toothpaste with fluoride.
Result: At the subsequent examinations, PI and API values showed a tendency to decrease in three test groups. In group 2 the mean PI value at the final examination was the lowest, at 0,78 (p<0,001). In group 3 the final mean of PI value reached 1,55 (p<0,001) and API indices decreased 63,4%. Control examinations also showed a dynamic decrease in BoP values in all test groups. After 12 months observation, the lowest value of 20% was found in group 2.
Conclusion:
Thioglycosydes extracted from white mustard had a significant effect on oral hygiene and periodontal health.