Journal of Research and Advancement in Dentistry
Official publication of Magadh University and Kolhan University, Government of Bihar and Jharkhand, India
Official publication of Magadh University and Kolhan University, Government of Bihar and Jharkhand, India
Year : 2018
Volume : Volume 9
Issue : Issue 2s
Address for correspondence :
Dr. Jhankar Shah.
jhankarshah@gmail.com
Background: Periodontal disease is mostly caused due to accumulation of plaque. The approach is to make use of naturally available herbs such as Akarkara (Anacyclus pyrethrum), Babool (Acacia arabica), Haldi (Curcuma longa) Neem (Azadirachta indica), etc to make herbal paste. These herbal mixture acts as antimicrobial agents and at the same time protects us from the ill effects of certain chemicals present in non herbal toothpaste. Materials and Method: The present study is a short term clinical study in which total 20 patients diagnosed with chronic generalized gingivitis are selected and divided into 2 groups. Group A patients were prescribed herbal toothpaste (DantkantiTM) whereas, group B patients were prescribed non herbal toothpaste (Colgate TotalTM). All patients received oral hygiene instructions. Clinical parameters including plaque index by Turesky et al modification of Quigley Hein Plaque Index (1970), Gingival index by Loe H and Silness P(1963) and Macpherson et al modification of Lobene stain index were assessed at base line and on 2 & 6 week. Results: This study showed that at base line there was no significant difference (P<0.05) between both the groups regarding all the 3 clinical parameters, which states that subjects were randomly distributed in both the groups. Over a period of 6 weeks, both the Herbal and the Non herbal toothpastes resulted in a statistically significant reduction in all parameters. (Table 1) The Herbal toothpaste resulted in a statistically significant improvement in all parameters except plaque index when compared with the Non herbal toothpaste at the end of 6 weeks. Conclusion: The findings of the present study would imply that the herbal based test toothpaste may confer some additional gingivitis and extrinsic stain reduction properties beyond that of the nonherbal control toothpaste. However further long term studies with larger sample size are suggested to test the herbal based product as an efficacious alternative to conventional dentifrice formulations.
Keywords: Gingivitis, herbal, plaque, stain, toothpaste.
