Title
A double blind randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of green tea in gingivitis
Authors
Nidhi Thakur1,*, Vishal Kumar2, Ankita Agarwal3 & Soni Kumari2
Affiliation
1Department of Dentistry, Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital, Gaya, Bihar, India; 2Department of Orthodontics, Hazaribagh Dental College and Hospital, Hazaribagh, Bihar, India; 3Department of Dentistry, Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India; *Corresponding author
Nidhi Thakur: Email – nidhithakur21@rediffmail.com; Vishal Kumar – E-mail – dtvishalkumar@gmail.com; Ankita Agarwal: Email – agrawalankita008@gmail.com; Soni kumara: Email – soni9753@gmail.com;
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 23, 2021; Revised September 20, 2021; Accepted September 20, 2021, Published September 30, 2021
Abstract
Gingivitis is the most common form of
oral disease especially among patients undergoing fixed orthodontic
treatment. Green tea, which is extensively used in Asian countries,
can help to improve the overall gingival health, which can be
assessed by using the gingival indices. Evaluation of the
effectiveness of green tea on the gingival health of patients
undergoing Orthodontic treatment is of
interest. 40 otherwise healthy patients undergoing fixed orthodontic
treatment were randomly divided in two groups namely (1) study group
and (2) control group. Gingival indices were scored for all the
patients. Study group was given mouth rinse with green tea extract
and control group was given placebo with no green tea extract.
Gingival indices were measured for all the patients after 21
days. Mann Whitney U test and Wilcoxon test was used for statistical
analysis. The gingival indices scoring in which the values before
and after the use of mouthwash were compared. The p value was found
to be statistically significant (p<0.05) in study group. But in
control group statistical significant could not be reached.
Keywords
alternative therapy, gingival index, green tea, and orthodontic treatment
Citation
Thakur et al. Bioinformation 17(9): 805-808 (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.
