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To the best of our knowledge, very few in\u00a0vivo studies have examined the association between Chlorhexidine use and salivary antioxidant marker changes, highlighting the exploratory nature of the present study.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n This double blinded clinical trial was performed over a period of 10\u2009days on 28 participants with mild to moderate gingivitis. They were randomly allocated into two groups (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u200914 each). Group A received herbal mouthwash and Group B received 0.2% Chlorhexidine mouthwash. Unstimulated saliva was collected at baseline and after 10\u2009days of mouthwash use for the estimation of salivary uric acid levels. Plaque and gingival conditions were assessed using the Silness and Loe plaque index, Loe and Silness gingival index respectively.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n A significant increase in salivary uric acid levels was observed in both groups following the use of mouthwash for 10\u2009days (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001). However, the variation in uric acid changes between two groups was not statistically significant (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.414). Both mouthwashes demonstrated similar effectiveness in reducing plaque and gingival inflammation, with no statistically significant differences observed between the groups.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n The findings suggest a potential association between the use of herbal and Chlorhexidine mouthwashes and changes in salivary uric acid levels, which reflect improved oxidative balance in the oral cavity, along with improvements in clinical oral parameters. This supports further exploration of their clinical relevance in managing oxidative stress\u2013related oral conditions.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Trial Registration<\/jats:title>\n Clinical Trials Registry\u2014India: CTRI\/2025\/01\/079176<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/idh.70150","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,15]],"date-time":"2026-08-15T00:09:06Z","timestamp":1786752546000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effect of Herbal Mouthwash and 0.2% Chlorhexidine Mouthwash on Salivary Uric Acid and Oral Health\u2014A Randomized Controlled Trial"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-1334-7841","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Savitha Priyadarsini","family":"S","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4274-9565","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mahesh R.","family":"Khairnar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8752-4135","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kamlesh Manohar","family":"Palandurkar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-6762-1887","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ridhi","family":"Ghodela","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1972-6413","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Naveen Kumar","family":"PG","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2462-6230","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Neha","family":"Shukla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zainab","family":"Akram","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unit of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dental Sciences Banaras Hindu University Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"249","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(19)31146-8","article-title":"Oral Diseases: A Global Public Health Challenge","volume":"394","author":"Peres M. 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