Effectiveness of Daily Mouthrinsing with 2% Green Coffee Solution on Oral Health of Young Adults: A Randomized Control Trial

Aim: To assess the effectiveness of daily mouthrinsing with a 2% green coffee solution on the quantitative and qualitative parameters of dental plaque and saliva among young adults.Materials and methods: Two hundred college adults were randomly assigned (n = 100) to the experimental -green coffee mouthrinse and control groups -distilled water as mouthrinses for 3 months.The baseline data pertaining to quantitative parameters -oral hygiene index (OHI), plaque index (PI), microbiological colony-forming units (CFU) of Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus acidophilus and qualitative parameters of salivary pH, buffering capacity, viscosity, and flow rate were recorded at baseline, after 3 months use of the mouthrinse, and at 6 months (after a wash-out period).Descriptive statistics were calculated and expressed, and the paired t-test, independent t-test, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were performed to evaluate the effect of mouthrinse use on components of oral health.The p-value was set at