## 3 Results and Discussion  
The participants who entered the study had a caries prevalence of 66%. Each of the respondents had at least one case of tooth decay. This prevalence varied depending on gender and was higher for women and girls (37%) than for men or boys (29%). In total, 18% of the participants who entered the study had a missing tooth, 8% two missing teeth, 3% three missing teeth, and 1% four missing teeth (Figure 6). Only 6% of the participants wore braces, with 81.7% of them being consistent in their daily cleaning routines, while the remaining 18.3% were occasionally negligent in their oral hygiene practices. A distinction was drawn between individuals who exhibited regularity in utilizing toothpaste and a toothbrush as compared to those who substitute dental brushing with alternate methods such as rinsing, flossing, and chewing gum. As per the report, 92% of the participants confirmed their usage of toothpaste and toothbrush for teeth cleaning purposes. Furthermore, 78% of the individuals employed a paste containing fluoride, while 10% opted for a different variant of toothpaste. During this study, we observed that 41% of the participants who used a toothbrush were brushing twice a day. Conversely, a smaller proportion of 35% of the participants engaged in brushing only once, while 11.2% brushed their teeth three times daily. Moreover, an additional 4.8% of the participants brushed more than three times daily. Further scrutiny revealed that 21% of the participants brushed their teeth for a duration of 3 min, while 34% brushed for 2 min, and 45% brushed for 1 min. Additionally, 53% of the participants brushed their teeth less than half an hour after eating, while 17% brushed more than half an hour later. Finally, it was discovered that the remaining 22% of the participants did not give any importance to the time interval between the end of the meal and brushing (Figure 7). When the respondents are unable to perform dental hygiene, 36% of them choose to rinse their mouth with water, while 29% prefer to utilize sugar-free chewing gum. An additional 16% of respondents opt for chewing gum containing sugar, while 12% choose to take no action to replace brushing. Figure 6: Schematic representation of the percentage of problem participants within the studied group. After brushing with the toothpaste selected for each group, the plaque index value was reassessed for each group. In G1, the group who brushed their teeth with coconut oil base paste and baking soda, it was found that the dental plaque was removed by observing an improvement in the ISL values. Initially, only one participant had the value of zero; after brushing, five participants had a score of ISL 0, which represents the lack of plaque on the dental surfaces (Figures 8 and 9). In the G2 group that used toothpaste consisting of coconut oil, baking soda, and turmeric, an improvement was also observed in the state of oral hygiene--the number of participants with ISL 0 being much higher at the end of the brushing than at the beginning. However, two participants presented as ISL 1 and one participant presented as ISL 2 (Figure 10). Figure 8: Schematic representation of the ISL values obtained in the group G1. Figure 7: Schematic representation of the use of various preventive measures of oral hygiene. Figure 9: Photo-index representation of the dental plaque of Silness-Löe in a participant in the studio before/after brushing the teeth with CB. The toothpaste composed of coconut oil, baking soda, and laverader oil also had beneficial effects on oral hygiene, finding that three participants, in addition to the initial one, reached a score of ISL 0, which means that there were no bacterial plaques. Only two of the other participants who had a score of ISL 2 managed to reach ISL 0. Overall, for each participant in this group, the ISL score was reduced meaning that they improved their oral health, managing to reduce the amount of dental plaque found in dental-periodontal structures (Figure 11).