Assessment of oil pulling as an adjuct therapy on plaque induced gingivitis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: K056- Periodontal disease, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/04/065946
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr DY PATIL DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL PUNE
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients with minimum 20 teeth present.
2.Patients who have not received any periodontal therapy in past 6 months.
3.Patients with GI score = 1
4.Patients with presence of bleeding on probing & probing depth = 3mm
5.Patients who brush at least once daily.
6.Patients willing to participate.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients practicing oil pulling with other oils.
2.Patients on any antibiotic therapy.
3.Pregnant or lactating mothers.
4.Patients with tobacco habits.
5.Patients with periodontal pockets = 4mm.
6.Patients with known history of allergy towards herbal products.
7.Patients who are mouth breathers.
8.Patients undergoing any orthodontic therapy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. The patients’ PI, GI and gingival bleeding scores will be recorded. <br/ ><br>2.Plaque samples will be collected & CFUs will be calculated. <br/ ><br>3.Scaling and polishing will be done, to bring the plaque score down to 0 <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Follow up will be done after 28 days, PI, GI and gingival bleeding scores will be recorded. <br/ ><br>2.Plaque samples will be collected & CFUs will be calculated.Timepoint: Post intervention after 28 days.