Effect of the use of a herbal toothpaste on gum disease
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic gingivitis
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2010/012
- Lead Sponsor
- ink Natural Products (Pvt) Ltd
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow up complete
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Patients oner 18 years with mild to moderate chronic gingivitis with no co-morbidities
Exclusion Criteria
Presence of co-morbidities current users of herbal toothpastes.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Total salivary bacterial counts Gingival bleeding on probing, pocket depth plaque score at 6,12,18,24 weeks after using 1) placebo2) Sudantha 3) positive control toothpaste. ( Commercially available toothpaste ) [At Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 18 weeks and 24 weeks after commencement of the trial]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method one [None]<br>