Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33144770›Full record

ArticleJournal of Indian Society of Periodontology

Role of Orthoboon (glucosamine sulfate + collagen + Vitamin C): A novel host-modulating agent in the management of chronic periodontitis.

Gautami S Penmetsa, Anudeep Mopidevi, Venkata Ramaraju, Radhika Ramachandran, M V Ramesh

Open access · diamondAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact, top 90% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 0 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gautami S PenmetsaDepartment of Periodontics and Implantology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Anudeep MopideviDepartment of Periodontics and Implantology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Venkata RamarajuDepartment of Prosthodontics, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Radhika RamachandranDepartment of Periodontics and Implantology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
M V RameshDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
MNR Dental College and Hospital · INVishnu Dental College

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent trends suggest using novel host-modulating agents as a treatment strategy for chronic periodontitis. Glucosamine sulfate (GS) was proven to have anti-inflammatory actions related to its ability to suppress neutrophil functions. Orthoboon, an anti-arthritic and anti-inflammatory drug, has shown to have a positive therapeutic effect due to its constituents made of a combination of GS, Vitamin C, and collagen. The aim of the study was to evaluate the host modulatory effects of Orthoboon on periodontal status and to estimate the C reactive protein (CRP) levels before and after nonsurgical periodontal therapy (NSPT). MATERIALS AND

methodsA total number of 40 patients with chronic periodontitis were randomly divided into two groups of 20 patients each. The test group patients (

resultsThe mean CRP levels were reduced significantly in the test group before and after administration of Orthoboon and also there were statistically significant differences in the mean CRP levels at the end of 45 days between the test group and the control group.

conclusionAdministration of Orthoboon, i.e., GS, with a combination of Vitamin C and collagen was proved to be of a significant benefit in the test group than in the control group.

Indexed as

C-reactive proteinglucosamine sulfatehost modulation therapy

Identifiers

PMID33144770
PMCPMC7592613
OpenAlexW3081872689

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-SA
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.