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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2025

Clinical Study Comparing Herbal Plant Extract as a Supportive Treatment for Chronic Periodontitis.

Lagdive Sushma Sanjay, N Shaikh Rukhshana, Madhad Vibhuti, Vasani Amit, Nikunj Prajapati, Dharmendra Shah, Miral Mehta, Dhaval Mehta

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 authors.

Lagdive Sushma SanjayDepartment of Periodontology, Siddhpur Dental College and Hospital, Siddhpur, Patan, Gujarat, India.
N Shaikh RukhshanaDepartment of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Siddhpur Dental College and Hospital, Siddhpur, Patan, Gujarat, India.
Madhad VibhutiDepartment of Periodontology, Siddhpur Dental College and Hospital, Siddhpur, Patan, Gujarat, India.
Vasani AmitDepartment of Periodontology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
Nikunj PrajapatiDepartment of Orthodontics, Siddhpur Dental College and Hospital, Dethali, Siddhpur, Patan, Gujarat, India.
Dharmendra ShahDepartment of Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Siddhpur Dental College and Hospital, Siddhpur, Patan, Gujarat, India.
Miral MehtaDepartment of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Dhaval MehtaDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Sankalchand Patel University, Gujarat, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: To stop the processes that lead to the degradation of periodontal tissue, several host response modulation treatments and local medication therapies like use of ayurvedic and herbal medications have grown recently. Objectives: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the efficacy of curcumin gel as an adjunct to scaling and root planning (SRP) in the treatment of chronic periodontitis. Materials and Methods: 30 patients with chronic periodontitis were split into two groups at random in a split mouth research design. Only SRP was applied to control sites. After thorough scaling and root design, curcumin gel was placed intra pocket at the experimental areas. At 0, 1, and 3 months intervals, various clinical parameters were assessed in both groups. Results: All of the parameters in the test group were significantly reduced in comparison with the control group. Conclusion: Findings support application of curcumin gel to the management of periodontal diseases.

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Chronic periodontitiscurcumin gelherbal

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PMID40511098
PMCPMC12156547

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