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. 2014 Jan;18(1):48-52.
doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.128208.

Evaluation of antiplaque and antigingivitis effect of herbal mouthwash in treatment of plaque induced gingivitis: A randomized, clinical trial

Shivanand Aspalli  1 , V Sudhir Shetty  1 , M V Devarathnamma  1 , G Nagappa  1 , D Archana  1 , Prachi Parab  1
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Evaluation of antiplaque and antigingivitis effect of herbal mouthwash in treatment of plaque induced gingivitis: A randomized, clinical trial

Shivanand Aspalli et al. J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

Background: Ayurvedic drugs have been used since ancient times to treat diseases including periodontal diseases. Oral rinses made from ayurvedic medicines are used in periodontal therapy to control bleeding and reduce inflammation. The aim of this clinical study is to verify the efficacy of herbal mouthwash containing Pilu, Bibhitaka, Nagavalli, Gandhapura taila, Ela, Peppermint satva, and Yavani satva on reduction of plaque and gingivitis.

Materials and methods: A total of 100 volunteers with clinical signs of mild to moderate gingivitis were selected and assigned to Group A (only scaling done) and Group B (scaling along with the use of herbal mouthwash). After recording the clinical parameters, the patients were instructed to use herbal mouthwash 15 ml for 30 s twice daily after food in Group B and oral hygiene instructions were given to all patients. Plaque and gingivitis assessment were carried out using the plaque index (Silness nd Loe, 1964), Gingival index (Loe And Silness, 1963), Gingival bleeding index (Ainamo and Bay, 1975) at baseline and at 21 days of the herbal mouthwash use. Statistically analysis was carried out using the student's t-test for normally distributed data and Wilcoxson test or Mann-Whitney U-test for skewed data.

Results: Our results showed that herbal mouthwash was effective in treatment of plaque induced gingivitis in Group B when compared with the Group A.

Conclusion: Herbal mouthwash is effective in treatment of plaque induced gingivitis and can be effectively used as an adjunct to mechanical therapy with lesser side-effects.

Keywords: Gingivitis; herbal mouthwash; plaque.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Graph 1
Graph 1
Interval plot of before and after for plaque index in Group A and Group B
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Graph 2
Interval plot of before, after of gingival index for Group A and Group B
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Graph 3
Interval plot of before, after for gingival bleeding index in Group A and Group B
Figure 1
Figure 1
Pre‑operative photo at ‘0’ day of Group B
Figure 2
Figure 2
Post-operative photo at 21st of Group B
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Figure 3
Pre‑operative photo at ‘0’ day of Group A
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Figure 4
Post‑operative photo at 21st day of Group A
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