Only few studies[9,14] on clinical trials of herbal mouth washes
are available. Clinical trials with herbal extracts can be a
potential source for the development of a phytomedicine
to act against dental caries. There are no clinical trials on
comparison between the anticariogenic potential of two
herbal extracts of T. chebula and E. officinalis. Hence, we
aimed to evaluate and compare the effect of 20% aqueous
extract of T. chebula and E. officinalis and 0.2% chlorhexidine
when used as an anticaries mouthwash. The objective
of the study was to check the change in the salivary pH,
buffering capacity and reduction in microbial count of the
saliva before and after rinsing with the 20% aqueous extract
of T. chebula and E. officinalis and 0.2% chlorhexidine as a
mouthwash in high caries risk individuals.