Thesis (M.Sc.D.)--Boston University, School of Graduate Dentistry, 1975. Periodontology. / Includes bibliographic references: leaves 112-131. / One hundred-twenty subjects were assigned to AP-100 enzyme mouthwash, used twice daily, in a doubleblind
treatment schedule for six weeks. They were divided equally into Part A and Part B, sixty subjects each.
In Part A, subjects ,vere scored, then half of
them were randomly assigned to placebo and half to
AP-100 enzyme. Removal of pre-existing plaque and
treatment of gingivitis only were considered in this
part. Part B, focused on reducing plaque accumulation
and treatment of gingivitis. Therefore, all subjects
in Part B underwent complete prophylaxis with a base
line score equal to zero. Gingivitis only was
scored in this group and the subjects were randomly
assigned half to AP-100 and the other half to placebo.
Plaque and gingivitis were scored at three and six
weeks. [TRUNCATED]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/31299 |
| Date | January 1975 |
| Creators | Said, Yousri Z. |
| Publisher | Boston University |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | This work is being made available in OpenBU by permission of its author, and is available for research purposes only. All rights are reserved to the author. |
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