Comparative Efficacy of Floss and Essential Oil/CPC+Zn Mouthwashes in Reducing Dental Plaque and Gingivitis

Exclusion Criteria

• •Medical condition which requires premedication prior to dental visits/procedure.
• •Known history of allergy to personal care/consumer products or their ingredients, relevant to any ingredients in the test products as determined by the study examiner.
• •Active disease of the hard oral tissues.
• •Significant oral soft tissue pathology, excluding plaque-induced gingivitis.
• •Moderate to severe periodontitis (stages II-IV) per the EFP S3 guidelines.
• •Subjects with fixed or removable orthodontic appliances or removable partial dentures.
• •Dental prophylaxis within 30 days prior to study start.
• •Use of antibiotics, antimicrobial drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, or anticoagulant therapies within 30 days prior to study start.
• •Use of chemotherapeutic oral care products within two weeks prior to study start.
• •Participation in any other clinical study within 30 days prior to enrollment into this study.
• •Subjects who must receive dental treatment during the study dates.
• •Immunocompromised individuals (HIV, AIDS, immunosuppressive drug therapy).
• •Use of smokeless tobacco, vaping, or e-cigarettes or suspected substance abuse.
• •Current smokers (if former smoker, should have stopped at least 1 month prior to Visit 1)
• •Pregnant or lactating subjects, or subjects planning to become pregnant during the course of the study.
• •Medical condition which prohibits not eating/drinking or chewing gum for four (4) hours prior to your scheduled visits;
• •Subjects who have an infectious disease and/or other blood borne diseases (Hepatitis series, HIV, tuberculosis).