Research Article

Reduced Dental Plaque Formation in Dogs Drinking a Solution Containing Natural Antimicrobial Herbal Enzymes and Organic Matcha Green Tea

Table 1

Dogs recruited into the study.

LocationIDBreedAgeSexWeight (kg)Food typeGroup

CanadaT-1BoT9 y 3 mM9.8DOCP
T-2YT6 y 4 mM2.4DControl
T-3Tm5 y 2 mF4.7DOCP
T-4JR3 y 4 mM6.7DControl
T-5M8 y 9 mM4.7DOCP
T-6M12 y 8 mF4.9DOCP
T-7MT9 y 2 mM7.1DOCP
T-8MS7 y 4 mF8.2DOCP

United Kingdom1BT15 yM8.25DOCP
2
Not used
SBT1 yF16.3DOCP
3SBT10 y 10 mM19.5DControl
4Bull12 y 1 mM22D & WOCP
5BT2 y 2 mM8.75DControl
6BC10 y 6 mF19.1DOCP
7JR3 yF5.3DOCP
8B4 yF10.4D & WControl
9SxC10 yM17.5D & WControl
10CS3 yF14.1D & WOCP
11BC4 y 6 mF19.7D & WControl
12
Refusal
JR2 y 6 mF5.9DOCP
13Lab8 y 1 mM29.5DOCP
14GS2 y 1 mM59DControl
15MP5 y 9 mM5D & WControl
16JR3 yM6.5D & WOCP
17MP4 y 8 mF4.5D & WControl
18BC11 yF21.9D & WOCP
19C3 y 10 mM13.4DOCP
20MS6 y 4 mM8.9DControl
21MS4 y 6 mM10.2DControl
22JR6 y 8 mM8.2D & WOCP
23JR6 y 8 mM10.6D & WOCP

B: Bedlington; BC: Border Collie; BoT: Border Terrier; BT: Boston Terrier; Bull: Bull Terrier; C: Cockerpoo; CS: Cocker Spaniel; GS: German Shepherd; Lab: Labrador; JR: Jack Russel; M: Maltese; MP: Miniature Pinscher; MS: Miniature Schnauzer; MT: Manchester Terrier; SBT: Staffordshire Bull Terrier; SxC: Springer-Cocker Cross; Tm: Terrier Mix; YT: Yorkshire Terrier. OCP: oral care product; D: dry food; W: wet food.