The Effects of Aloe Vera Gel in Treating Patients with Periodontal Problems
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Decreasing of periodontal pocket depth.Chronic periodontitis
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015010318054N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Guilan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 18
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with 4-5 millimeters of pocket depth in at least one tooth or one area in quadrant (maxilla or mandible) and with positive Bop test
Exclusion criteria: Allergic history to Aloe Vera gel and its products; smoking habits; mouth breathing; tongue thrusting; combined endodontic and periodontal lesions; teeth with periapical lesion; severe caries and teeth with partial impaction; patients under orthodontic treatment; patients with systemic disease; systemic or local antibiotic therapy in six months prior to the study; any periodontal treatment six months prior to the study; pocket depths of more than 5 millimeters.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Alteration of periodontal pocket depth. Timepoint: Before the study and on thirthieth and ninetieth days. Method of measurement: Comparing plaque index, gingival index and probing depth in every stage of treatment.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Treatment of patients with chronic periodontitis. Timepoint: Clinical parameters including plaque index, gingival index, and probing depth were measured at the begining of study - before SRP - and also after thirty and ninety days in both quadrants. The changes of pocket depth, gingival index and plaque index were measured thirty and ninety days after the base line and variations of test and control sites were compared. Method of measurement: Comparing plaque index, gingival index and probing depth in every stage of treatment.