Efficacy of Cuminum Cyminum Herbal =Preparation in Inhibition of Plaque and Gingivitis.

Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)30 enrolled

Overview

Present work was to investigate the possible efficacy of 0.2% cuminum cyminum herbal preparation as an antiplaque and antigingivitis agent when compared with chlorhexidine.

To evaluate and compare the efficacy of 0.2% cuminum cyminum herbal preparation against 0.2% chlorhexidine by various clinical parameters i.e. plaque index, gingival index and sulcus bleeding index.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Gingivitis

Interventions

Cuminum CyminumDRUG

Cuminum Cyminum mouthwash in chronic gingivitis patients

herbal MouthwashDRUG

herbal mouthwash in chronic gingivitis patients

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 23 YearsMax age: 30 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * volunteers with minimum 20 natural teeth without restoration. * cooperative * motivated and committed to participate in the trial period. Exclusion Criteria: * Antibiotic or anti-inflammatory therapy in previous month. * Any known allergy/ hypersensitivity to any product used in trial.

Locations (1)

Department of Periodontology, M.M. College of Dental Sciences and Research.

Ambāla, Haryana, India

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

PLAQUE INDEX

PLAQUE INDEX: Turesky-Gilmore-Glickman Modification of Quigley Hein 1962

Time frame: changes from baseline to 8 days

Gingival Index

Gingival Index: Loe H ans Silness 1963

Time frame: changes from baseline to 8 days

Bleeding on probing

Bleeding on probing: Muhlemann HR and Son 1971

Time frame: changes from baseline to 8 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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