Title

Effect of Ocimum sanctum L as LDD in periodontal therapy   

Authors

Burra Anand Deepika & Jaiganesh Ramamurthy

Affiliation

Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Burra Anand Deepika - Phone +91 8608454265; E-mail: deepikaba93@gmail.com

Jaiganesh Ramamurthy - Phone: +91 9840443463; E-mail: jaiganeshr@saveetha.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received May 1, 2023; Revised May 31, 2023; Accepted May 31, 2023, Published May 31, 2023

Ocimum sanctum L (Tulsi) has various properties like antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant. To compare the effect of the local-drug delivery system containing 2% Ocimum sanctum L (Tulsi) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP).The main aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of Ocimum sanctum L (Tulsi) gel with Tetracycline fibers (Actisite) for the treatment of periodontitis patients. 40 subjects with periodontitis (pocket depth of 5 mm) were selected and divided into 2 groups Group I: Ocimum sanctum L (Tulsi) gel (n= 20) and Group II: Tetracycline fibers (Actisite) (n = 20). Clinical parameters assessed were Gingival Index , Plaque Index , Probing Depth and Clinical Attachment Loss were assessed at baseline, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 8 months. Our results showed that Gingival index and Plaque index for for GROUP I: Ocimum sanctum L (Tulsi) and GROUP II: Tetracycline fibers (Actisite)are not statistically significant p>0.05 for baseline, at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 8 months. Probing depth and Clinical attachment are not significant p>0.05 for baseline, at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and statistically significant difference seen at 8 months p<0.05. 2% Ocimum sanctum L (Tulsi) gel can be effectively used as an adjunct to scaling and root planing. When used as an adjunct to scaling and root planing, it helps in reduction of pocket depth and gain of clinical attachment. Ocimum sanctum L (Tulsi) showed promising results when compared to Tetracycline fibers (Actisite).

Keywords

Ocimum sanctum L (Tulsi), Periodontitis, Tetracycline, Local drug delivery

Citation

Deepika & Ramamurthy, Bioinformation 19(5): 590-594 (2023)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

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.