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ArticleJournal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran)2017

Clinical Evaluation of Effects of Local Application of Aloe vera Gel as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planning in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis.

Anahita Ashouri Moghaddam, Golpar Radafshar, Yousef Jahandideh, Narges Kakaei

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Article in Journal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06041178 (Efficiency of Flurbiprofen 2.5% in Comparison to 98% Aloe Vera Gel as an Adjunctive Therapy to Scaling and Root Planning in the Initial Treatment of Stage III Chronic Periodontitis in Smoking Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06041178 phase4completednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Efficiency of Flurbiprofen 2.5% in Comparison to 98% Aloe Vera Gel as an Adjunctive Therapy to Scaling and Root Planning in the Initial Treatment of Stage III Chronic Periodontitis in Smoking Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorBeirut Arab UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled60ConditionsPeriodontitis Chronic Generalized SevereArms2.5% flurbiprofen, 98% aloe vera, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Medicinal Plants Used as an Alternative to Treat Gingivitis and Periodontitis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022
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  18. Pharmacological Update Properties ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
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  19. Antibacterial Properties ofInternational journal of dentistry · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anahita Ashouri MoghaddamDept. of Periodontics, Dental School, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Golpar RadafsharDept. of Periodontics, Dental School, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Yousef JahandidehDept. of Prosthodontics, Dental School, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Narges KakaeiDentistry Students of Guilan University of Medical Science, International Branch, Research Committee Member, Rasht, Iran.
Guilan University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

statement of the problemAloe vera gel contains various components with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory characteristics, which may have potential advantages to treat periodontal diseases. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of local application of aloe vera gel as an adjunct to scaling and root planning in the treatment of patients with chronic periodontitis. MATERIALS AND

methodThis single-blind clinical trial, performed in a split mouth design, was conducted on 20 patients with moderate to severe chronic periodontitis. Following a baseline examination at first day which included the assessments of plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), and probing depth (PD); patients randomly received either SRP in one quadrant (control group), or SRP combined with aloe vera gel in another quadrant (experimental group). All cases were examined again, assessing PI, GI, and PD at 30

resultsThere was no significant difference in PI in the three stages between control and experimental groups. In all patients, there was a significant improvement in the three stages in GI and PD for both quadrants treated only with SRP or combination of SRP and aloe vera. However, experimental group presented significantly lower GI (

conclusionThis study revealed that local application of aloe vera gel could be considered as an adjunctive treatment with scaling and root planning for chronic periodontitis.

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Aloe vera gelChronic periodontitisScaling and root planning

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PMCPMC5634355
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