Efficacy Of Lotus Leaves In Management Of Plaque Induced Gingivitis

Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Gingivitis

Treatments: Drug: lotus leaf mouthwash

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01956656

z59p5gy7

Details and patient eligibility

About

Due to difficulties in maintenance of an effective mechanical oral hygiene regime, effective chemical adjunctive measures will likely significantly contribute to overall oral health, the function of which should be to augment mechanical plaque control. Traditionally, in Chinese medicine the lotus leaf has been used for treating gingival inflammation. An extract of lotus leaves have demonstrated significant antibacterial activity against some of the periodontopathogens.

Full description

The objective of the present research is to evaluate the efficacy of a lotus leaf mouth wash in management of plaque induced gingivitis.

Study design: 30 systemically healthy volunteers will be randomly allocated into two arms

Arm A: Lotus leaf mouth wash (aqueous) group [Test group] Arm B: Placebo mouth wash group [Control group]

All the volunteers are instructed to refrain from tooth brushing 24 hours before the examination. Clinical parameters (plaque index, bleeding index and gingival index)will be measured and the plaque samples are collected from subjects from each group for microbiological analysis. All the participants will undergo scaling, and they were instructed to refrain from tooth cleaning procedures and were advised to use the prescribed mouth wash twice daily for 4 days. All volunteers were recalled on 5th day for clinical and microbiological analysis. Statistical analysis and results are awaited

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Subjects willing to comply with the study protocol & instruction.
2. Clinically diagnosed with chronic gingivitis.
3. No history of allergies to herbal formulations.
4. No history of periodontal therapy within the previous 6 months.
5. No history of antibiotic therapy within the previous 6 months.

Exclusion criteria

1. Any systemic diseases
2. Use of tobacco or tobacco related products
3. Pregnant woman and lactating mothers
4. Subjects that had used any type of antibacterial mouthrinse within 4 weeks of recruitment in to the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

lotus leaf mouthwash

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

10 ml mouthwash to be used for 4days twice daily

Treatment:

Drug: lotus leaf mouthwash

placebo mouthwash

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

10 ml mouthwash to be used for 4 days twice daily