Mouthwash Experiment Lab Report

Also surveys were conducted of mouthwash user’s image of the major brands based on several attributes such as, reducing bad breath, killing germs, removing plaque and others. The results showed that Plax achieved a strong image on removing plaques and healthier teeth and gums, whereas scope scored a weaker image on those attributes.

This experiment illustrates the importance of handwashing and proves that hand washing is worth it. Since our hands are constantly coming into contact with ourselves and others, touching surfaces, grabbing objects, being sneezed into, etc., keeping our hands clean is one of the most effective, yet simple way we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. Many diseases and conditions are spread by not washing hands with soap and clean, running warm water. “The human skin is a host to anywhere between 10,000-10,000,000 bacteria per square centimeter and since health care providers come into contact with pathogenic bacteria by being engaged in patient care, hand washing can reduce the risk of spreading diseases (page 3).” The objective of the experiment is to test the effectiveness of hand washing and demonstrate normal flora. This report presents the procedures and materials for the experiment, the experiment's results, and an analysis of those results.

What were your controls for this experiment? What did they demonstrate? Why was saliva included in this experiment?

Develop a hypothesis on which water source you believe will contain the most and least contaminants.

Administration of this clinical skill involved undertaking an assessment of my colleague’s mouth before delivering any care in order to help determine the most appropriate means of delivering oral care. Malkin (2009) asserts that this is a critical component of the procedure and was one I was keen not to overlook. The World Health Organisation (WHO 2010) describes a healthy mouth as being free of chronic mouth and facial pain and in the situation described; this is the condition I found my partner’s mouth to be in. I was therefore happy to proceed with cleaning his teeth as instructed. I selected to use a soft bristled toothbrush and toothpaste. The use of these adjuncts are described by many writers as being the most appropriate in terms of removing plaque and preventing trauma to the gums (Holman et al 2005,McCauliffe 2007).Despite this it has been identified that they are also most

Our questions were, Which out of the three liquid would stain the teeth the most and what causes our teeth to change colors? The purpose of our experiment was that we wondered what these drinks would do if we drank it for a certain period of time. We chose gatorade, red wine, and cranberry juice because these drinks are mostly drank by kids, teens,and adults. We wanted to see how these drinks might affect our teeth so we know what not to drink if we

The objective of this experiment is to see how safe bottled and tap water is to drink based on what is in the water; specifically the contaminants and the pH balance of the water. As well as if the temperature of the environment that the water is placed in affects the pH balance of the water along with if bacteria is grown due to the condition it is in. Water is one of the most important things in life, being as it is known as the universal solvent, and humans and many other animals need it to survive. Along with water, the balance of pH is also extremely important in the maintenance of any organism 's life, including the lives of humans. Temperature is known to affect the speed of movements of ions within a solution. There are specific

The professor, Dr. Patterson, provided all of the materials that were necessary for the experiment. Two ½ liter bottles of soda were used: one Coke and one Pepsi. The sodas were non-diet caffeinated and chilled in the refrigerator to be kept cold. 40 small, plastic, shot glass-like cups were used to hold the drinks; they were numbered from 1-40. A box of saltine crackers was used as a palate cleanser and to prevent

(2016) believes that teeth whitening is causing an uproar. They think the lower the concentration of the bleaching agent the less it will affect the tooth’s surface, but also if LED is used the less sensitivity will occur to the patient. These researchers took their study into a different rout than the other researchers, they took the surface of bovine teeth and polished them all to be equal surface microhardness, they then attached them to devices to put into human volunteer’s mouths. These eleven volunteers only removed the devices to eat. The teeth were bleached with either 15% or 35% hydrogen peroxide, some with LED some without. They were bleached two separate times with seven days in between then left in for seven more days till permanently removed from volunteer. They concluded that the bleach with either concentration had little affect on the tooth’s surface and believe it is due to the human saliva that may have repaired any damages caused by

In comparing the zone of inhibition (Z.O.I.) of the two mouthwashes, we found that Listerine had a larger Z.O.I. than the generic mouthwash. A positive control of bleach resulted in a large Z.O.I., while the negative control of H2O resulted in no Z.O.I. We found that the plate containing the unidentified fungus and streptomycin PDA had a measurable yet small Z.O.I.

Do you like white shiny teeth well then this is a great experiment for you.This experiment was important because clean and white teeth is important. This experiment helps you have better knowledge about what drinks you are drinking and how they are affecting the color of your teeth. Something that could change in the way you go about your everyday life is simply drinking out of a straw to prevent the discoloration of your teeth. The problem I was trying to solve was which drink will discolor teeth the hollowed out egg the most after five days. My approach to find out this answer was to soak one hollowed out egg in Coke, one hollowed out egg in tea and one hollowed out egg in coffee. The answer that I obtained was that Coke stained the egg the

Will the effects of cavitation bubbles on non-pathogenic E.coli on an ice cream scoop and the amount sloughed off into the water the scoop will be treated in reduce the amount of bacteria present? The null hypothesis is that neither the water or scoop, when exposed to cavitation bubbles will show a significant decrease in the amount of non-pathogenic E.coli. The alternate hypothesis is that both the scoop and the water, when subjected to cavitation bubbles, will show a significant reduction of E.coli bacteria. The expected outcome is that the cavitation bubbles with be able to destroy a significant portion of the E.coli bacteria present, thus reducing the amount of E.coli that adheres to the ice cream scoop and

Throughout the experiments, vinegar completed successfully due its high acidity. Though the second substance to work well was toothpaste, due to its ingredient of triflocin though the consistency component brought it back. The last experiment was Nail Polish Remover and it worked the least successfully due to its high evaporation, because of the alcohol. Overall, acidity helps eliminate bacteria and also consistency of substances should be considered as spreading won’t be as effective if it isn't

Sodium bicarbonate is essentially baking soda, and it has the capability to help remove mucus and release any kind of debris that aggregates in the oral cavity (Berry, 2013). Sodium bicarbonate also has the ability to prevent the buildup of bacteria in the oral cavity and it increases the pH or the oral cavity (Berry, 2013). The Listerine group received 20 ml of the mouthwash two times a day while using sterile water every two hours for the duration of the time (Berry, 2013). The sterile water group received oral rinses with 20 ml of sterile water every two hours, and the other group received sodium bicarbonate oral rinse mixed with sterile water every two hours. In this study, all groups had tooth brushing performed three times a day (Berry, 2013). The study concluded that out of the 127 participants in the Listerine group, about 4.7% developed VAP, 4.5% in the sodium bicarbonate group developed VAP, and 4.3% in the sterile water group (Berry, 2013). The study resulted in no difference between the use of Listerine and sodium bicarbonate related to the development of VAP (Berry, 2013). Berry (2013) concludes that Sodium bicarbonate and Listerine use is no more effective in the prevention of VAP than the control group using sterile

However, Listerine Whitening and Plax Whitening could not match the results of supervised home bleaching methods, such as 10% Carbamide peroxide Whitening gel. This factor could be caused by the fact that Whitening mouth rinses contain a lower percentage of hydrogen peroxide. Listerine Whitening contains 2% of hydrogen peroxide and Plax Whitening contains 1.5%. Additionally, how acidic the mouth rise is can determine the whitening effect of the mouthwash. If the mouthwash is to acidic it can cause the shade of the teeth to become darker over time. Another factor that researchers has stated that can affect the whitening effect of whitening mouthwashes is the exposure time. The use of Whitening mouth rinses is recent and few studies on this topic are available (Oliveira et al., 2017). Additionally, manufactures conduct their own evaluations or fund researchers to test their product. Thus, there is no need to conduct independent studies using commercially available products to learn the action and possible side effects of mouth rinses and other over the counter bleaching products (Lima et al., 2012). More clinical trials are needed so that researchers can ensure the effectiveness of whitening mouth rinses, and determine the best protocol to use