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ArticleContemporary clinical dentistry

Comparing the Effect of Combination of 1% Ornidazole and 0.25% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (Ornigreat™) Gel and

Gautami Subhadra Penmetsa, Bukkapatnam Subbareddy, Anudeep Mopidevi, P Arunbhupathi, Vivek Baipalli, Sudharani Pitta

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Article in Contemporary clinical dentistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gautami Subhadra PenmetsaDepartment of Periodontics, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Bukkapatnam SubbareddyDepartment of Periodontics, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Anudeep MopideviDepartment of Periodontics, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
P ArunbhupathiDepartment of Nanotechnology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Vivek BaipalliDepartment of Periodontics, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Sudharani PittaDepartment of Periodontics, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Vishnu Dental CollegeMNR Dental College and Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

AIM AND

objectiveThe aim of this study is to compare the efficiency of subgingivally delivered 1% ornidazole and 0.25% chlorhexidine (CHX) gluconate (Ornigreat™ gel) and MATERIALS AND

methodsTwenty chronic periodontitis patients with pocket depths ranging from 4 to 6 mm bilaterally at least in one site were included in the study. After a thorough nonsurgical periodontal therapy, 1% ornidazole and 0.25% CHX gluconate (Ornigreat™ gel) and AV gel were subgingivally delivered into the pocket sites, and the clinical parameters such as plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), bleeding index (BI), and clinical attachment level (CAL) were evaluated at baseline and after 4 weeks.

resultsIn both the groups, a reduction in PI, GI, and probing depth readings was evidenced after 4 weeks. A significant improvement was noticed in the BI in the AV group when compared with that of Ornigreat™ group. Taking CAL into consideration, though improvement was there in both the groups, it was not appreciable.

conclusionAV which is an herbal derivative when subgingivally delivered in the pocket site could be an equally effective and affordable substitute for Ornigreat™ gel.

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Aloe verachronic periodontitisnonsurgical periodontal therapyornidazole

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