Eligibility criteria and recruitment
thyroid disorders, CHX allergies, iodine allergies
THYROID DISORDERS
Inclusion criteria
Children aged 24–36 months.Healthy children in terms of medical and dental status.Children with full primary dentition.Both male and female toddlers.Exclusion criteria
Children with special health care needs (SHCN).Children receiving any antibiotic therapy over the past 4 weeks.Children with thyroid disorders or iodine allergies.Children with CHX allergies.The CONSORT flow diagram is illustrated in Figure CONSORT flow diagram.Group 1: negative control or placebo, distilled water (DW) (Group 1: positive control, CHX gel (0.2% w/v) (PerioKIN, KIN Dental) (Group 2: PVP‐I solution (10% w/v) (Betadine Antiseptic, BETADINE®) (