Manal Sayed Abdel Latief , Sara Ahmed Mahmoud And Sherif Bahagt Eltawil,

ABSTRACT
The Aim Of The Present Study Was To Assess The Effect Of Garlic With Lime Extract Mouthwash On Gingival Bleeding, Dental Plaque Formation And Salivary Streptococcus Mutans Counts In A Group Of Egyptian Children, And Compare Its Effect With 0.2 % Chlorhexidine Mouthwash. The Study Includes A Total Of 36 Children Aged From 9 To 12 Years, Divided Randomly Into Two Groups: Group A (garlic With Lime Extract) And Group B (chlorhexidine). The Plaque And Saliva Samples Were Taken, Then They Were Instructed To Rinse For 14 Days, Twice Daily With 10 Ml Of The Assigned Mouthwash For 30 Second. Again After 14 Days, The Saliva And Plaque Samples Were Taken And Inoculated On Blood Agar Plates To Determine The Streptococcus Mutans Count. We Found That There Was A Statistical Significant Difference Between Streptococcus Mutans Counts In Dental Plaque And Saliva Before And After Using Garlic With Lime Extract Mouthwash (P<0. 001 And P<0. 0001; Respectively). Similarly There Was A Statistically Significant Decrease In Bleeding After The Study (P<0.0001). There Was A Statistical Significant Difference Between The Two Mouthwashes Regarding Their Effects On Streptococcus Mutans Counts In Dental Plaque (p= 0.0001). However, There Was No A Statistical Significant Difference Between The Two Mouthwashes Regarding Their Effects On Streptococcus Mutans Counts In Saliva And Bleeding (p= 0.428 And 1.00; Respectively). The Conclusion Is That The Efficacy Of Garlic With Lime Exctract Was Higher Than Chlorhexidine In Decreasing Gingival Bleeding. It Is An Effective Antibacterial Mouthwash On Streptococcus Mutans Counts In Dental Plaque And Saliva.