In agreement with these findings, our results have demonstrated
the ability of a mouth rinse containing a Thymol/Carvacrol
mixture to significantly reduce MS in the saliva of children with
dental caries, whereas a gel formulation demonstrated a trend
towards a reduction in salivary MS levels following treatment. This
level of reduction was not observed with 0.8% or 1.4% Lippia sidoides
Cham. essential oil formulated as mouth rinse or gel, respectively. A
synergistic effect between carvacrol and thymol