Title
Comparative clinical data for gingivitis treatment using gels from Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi) and chlorhexidine (CHX)
Authors
BA Deepika, Jaiganesh Ramamurthy*, Nadathur Duraisamy Jayakumar & S Rajesh Kumar
Affiliation
Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India; *Corresponding author
BA Deepika - deepikaba93@gmail.com; Jaiganesh Ramamurthy - jaiganeshr@saveetha.com; NadathurDuraisamy Jayakumar - profndj@yahoo.com; S Rajesh Kumar - ssrajeshkumar@hotmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 1, 2021; Revised October 21, 2021; Accepted October 21, 2021, Published December 31, 2021
Abstract
Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi) has various properties like anti bacterial, anti inflammatory, anti oxidant for curing diseases. It is a plant with known medicinal value in Indian system of medicine. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the effectiveness of Ocimum sanctum with Chlorhexidine (CHX) which is a standard material for the treatment of gingivitis. We used 30 gingivitis subjects divided into 2 groups. Group I used Tulsi gel (n= 15) and Group II used CHX gel (n = 15) for treatment. Tulsi and CHX gel use was advised for 1 month. The Clinical parameters assessed were gingival Index (GI), plaque Index (PI), probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment loss (CAL) assessed at a time interval of 30 days. Statistical analysis was completed using the SPSS software 23.0. Data showed that GI and PD for Tulsi and CHX in pre and post groups are not significant with p > 0.05. Moreover, PI is not significant with p>0.05 among pre Tulsi, pre CHX and post CHX. However, data is significant with p<0.05 for Tulsi group. CAL is significant with p<0.05 among pre/post Tulsi groups. However, this is not significant with p>0.05 among pre/post CHX groups. Data shows that 2% of Tulsi is effective in reducing gingival bleeding and inflammation. Thus, clinical data shows that Tulsi gel is promising for the treatment of gingivitis.
Keywords
Ocimum sanctum, dental plaque, gingivitis, chlorhexidine, local delivery, Tulsi
Citation
Deepika et al. Bioinformation 17(12): 1091-1098 (2021)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
