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For a period of 2\u00a0weeks, one group used an essential oils mouth rinse, according to manufacturer's instructions, and the other group flossed twice a day. Both groups received a toothbrush and fluoridated toothpaste for home dental hygiene care. A baseline dental hygiene appointment consisted of tooth scaling, prophylaxis and collection of the study data, using the Lobene modified gingival index; Saxton &amp; Ouderaa gingival bleeding index and the Quigley &amp; Hein modified by Turesky dental plaque index.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>At baseline, there was no significant difference between the groups for interproximal gingival inflammation (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.214), gingival bleeding (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.829) and dental plaque accumulation (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.860). After 2\u00a0weeks of treatment, no significant differences were found between the essential oils mouth rinse and dental flossing for reduction of interproximal gingival inflammation (<jats:italic>P\u00a0<\/jats:italic>=\u00a0.938) and bleeding (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.307). Essential oils mouth rinse showed to be significantly better than dental flossing in reducing interproximal dental plaque accumulation (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.006).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The use of an essential oils mouth rinse may be advised, as a complement, for patients unable to floss effectively, as it is more effective in reducing interproximal dental plaque accumulation than dental floss.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/idh.12307","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,22]],"date-time":"2017-08-22T10:56:43Z","timestamp":1503399403000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Randomized controlled trial on mouth rinse and flossing efficacy on interproximal gingivitis and dental 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