Clinical Trial: Efficacy of Turmeric in Gingival Massaging and Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing in Chronic Periodontitis Patient

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: To Evaluate the Efficacy of Whole Turmeric Powder in Gingival Massaging and as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planing in Patients With Chronic Periodontitis

Brief Summary: Periodontal disease is considered as inflammatory, multifactorial, and threshold disease accompanied by destruction of periodontium and eventually the loss of natural teeth. Periodontal disease is highly prevalent dental disease especially, in developing and underdeveloped countries affecting more or less 80% of the population. For the prevention of this highly prevalent dental affliction, still no effective and practical preventive measures are available which can reduce its high prevalence rate though, lot of research work is going on.

Detailed Summary:

Various interceptive and therapeutic modalities are available comprising of non-surgical and surgical therapies. But, these therapies are not available for everyone, due to various reasons such as low socio-economic conditions of the majority of the population including poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition etc. along with low dentist: population ratio. Moreover, the availability of a dentist and/or periodontist is limited in rural and remote areas, whereas the prevalence rate of periodontal disease is comparatively higher in these areas than that of urban areas.

Looking to these difficulties, the investigators have to think and explore the beneficial effects by conducting research work on various home care measures which are being used since many generations, especially in our country and thus people were/are enjoying the benefits with almost all or many natural teeth, up to last span of their lives.Though, the scientific evidences of beneficial effects of home care measures for cleaning and massaging of teeth and gums, respectively are not yet evident significantly. But, traditional uses of various dentifrices those are still in practices and thus need scientific attentions. Now, the investigators are in the evidence based era, especially in the field of medical sciences. Therefore, the number of research studies should be planned and carried out at various centres in different parts of the country, to ascertain the beneficial effects of traditional oral hygiene practices such as: Datoons (Neem, Babool etc), leaves of various plants like Mango, Charcoal powder, Meswak, salt, Mustard oil with Salt, and Turmeric powder and other such home care dental cleansing materials. After getting the beneficial information's/evidences accordingly, the uses of specific traditional materials and methods for the cleansing of the teeth and massaging of the gums can be advocated. And thus
Sponsor: Government College of Dentistry, Indore

Current Primary Outcome: Plaque Index (Turesky modification of Quigley Hein Index, 1970) [ Time Frame: baseline ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Plaque Index (Turesky modification of Quigley Hein Index, 1970) [ Time Frame: 1 week ]
  • Plaque Index (Turesky modification of Quigley Hein Index, 1970) [ Time Frame: 2 week ]
  • Plaque Index (Turesky modification of Quigley Hein Index, 1970) [ Time Frame: 4 week ]
  • Plaque Index (Turesky modification of Quigley Hein Index, 1970) [ Time Frame: 6 week ]
  • Gingival Index (Loe H and Silness J 1963) [ Time Frame: baseline ]
  • Gingival Index (Loe H and Silness J 1963) [ Time Frame: 1 week ]
  • Gingival Index (Loe H and Silness J 1963) [ Time Frame: 2 week ]
  • Gingival Index (Loe H and Silness J 1963) [ Time Frame: 4 week ]
  • Gingival Index (Loe H and Silness J 1963) [ Time Frame: 6 week ]
  • Russell's Periodontal Index (Rusell's A.L, 1956) [ Time Frame: baseline ]
  • Russell's Periodontal Index (Rusell's A.L, 1956) [ Time Frame: 1 week ]
  • Russell's Periodontal Index (Rusell's A.L, 1956) [ Time Frame: 2 week ]
  • Russell's Periodontal Index (Rusell's A.L, 1956) [ Time Frame: 4 week ]
  • Russell's Periodontal Index (Rusell's A.L, 1956) [ Time Frame: 6 week ]
  • Periodontal Probing Depth [ Time Frame: baseline ]
  • Periodontal Probing Depth [ Time Frame: 1 week ]
  • Periodontal Probing Depth [ Time Frame: 2 week ]
  • Periodontal Probing Depth [ Time Frame: 4 week ]
  • Periodontal Probing Depth [ Time Frame: 6 week ]
  • Clinical Attachment Levels [ Time Frame: baseline ]
  • Clinical Attachment Levels [ Time Frame: 1 week ]
  • Clinical Attachment Levels [ Time Frame: 2 week ]
  • Clinical Attachment Levels [ Time Frame: 4 week ]
  • Clinical Attachment Levels [ Time Frame: 6 week ]


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Government College of Dentistry, Indore

Dates:
Date Received: September 1, 2016
Date Started: January 2016
Date Completion:
Last Updated: March 14, 2017
Last Verified: March 2017