Groups	Materials used
Group I (Control Group)	• Sterile water- Fresh sterile water for each participant for the control group.
Group II (Experimental 1)	• Ice pack- The ice pack was prepared by filling sterile water in the small finger of the extra small-size latex gloves. The water-filled part of the gloves was looped and stored in the freezer. The temperature of the ice pack was set between -4℃ to 0℃ to prevent any risk of frostbite (Fig. 1).
Group III (Experimental 2)	• Xylitol sweet-tasting solution- the solution was prepared by dissolving 30 g of pre-weight xylitol powder (So Sweet Xylitol, Kanha Biogenetic, Jharmajri Baddi, Dist Solan, India) in 100 mL of water in a measuring jar. The xylitol sweet-tasting solution was freshly prepared for each participant (Fig. 2).