Evaluation of Chlorhexidine varnish application with Scaling-Root Planing and Scaling-Root Planing alone in patients with gum disease.

Phase 1

Not yet recruiting

Brief Summary: The primary motive of this study is to compare results of periodontal treatment of comnmercially available 1% chlorhexidine and thymol varnish application with Scaling-Root planing and Scaling-Root Planing alone in patients with chronic periodontitis.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria

The presence of more than or equal to 20 teeth with third molars excluded is a prerequisite for enrollment.
Subjects with moderate to severe chronic periodontitis with atleast one pocket per quadrant having a probing pocket depth between 5mm-6mm and CAL more than or equal to 3mm, with no contraindication to periodontal therapy, no history of allergy to chlorhexidine and thymol and with no history of use of any active medicated oral hygiene preparation, were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients would be required to not have received any periodontal and antibiotic therapy in the last 6 months and are to be cooperative and committed to maintain oral hygiene.
Patients wearing removable partial partial dentures or undergoing orthodontic therapy will be excluded.
Sites neighboring recent extraction sockets will be excluded.
Patients who are smokers, tobacco, and alcohol abusers, with any systemic illness, pregnant and lactating females, using an antimicrobial mouthwash in the past 2 months, and those requiring periodontal surgery and those with teeth having any pulpal/periapical pathology will be excluded from the study.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To investigate the effectiveness of commercially available 1% Chlorhexidine and thymol varnish applied subgingivally as an adjunct to Scaling-Root planing on clinical periodontal parameters and compare it to Scaling-Root planing alone in chronic periodontitis patients	1 month and 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the clinical periodontal parameters in both the groups after 1 month and 3 months	1 month and 3 months

Locations (1): Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Science and Research
🇮🇳
Faridabad, HARYANA, India
Sudha Rustagi College of Dental Science and Research
🇮🇳Faridabad, HARYANA, India
Shefali Malik
Principal investigator
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shefalimalik27@gmail.com