Clinical Trial: St. John's Wort Oil Versus Chlorhexidine Mouthwash for Gingival Problems After Rapid Maxillary Expansion

U.S., Oct. 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07882771) titled 'St. John's Wort Oil Versus Chlorhexidine Mouthwash for Gingival Problems After Rapid Maxillary Expansion' on Oct. 13.

Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial was to learn whether St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) oil helps gum healing in children and adolescents aged 11 to 16 years after treatment with a rapid maxillary expansion appliance. This appliance widens the upper jaw, but it covers a large part of the palate and makes cleaning difficult, which can cause gum redness, bleeding, swelling and pain after the appliance is removed.

The main questions it aimed to answer were:

Does St. John's wort oil improve gum healt...