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ArticleInternational journal of dentistry2026

Comparative Evaluation of Locally Delivered

Vinita Boloor, Belim Wasim Siraj, Rajesh Kashyap, Haziel Jenifer, Shruthy Prathap, Abdul Naeem

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Article in International journal of dentistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Comparative Evaluation of Locally DeliveredInternational journal of dentistry · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Vinita BoloorDepartment of Periodontology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India, yenepoya.edu.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0456-9320
Belim Wasim SirajDepartment of Periodontology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India, yenepoya.edu.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6750-8226
Rajesh KashyapDepartment of Periodontology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India, yenepoya.edu.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4030-8128
Haziel JeniferDepartment of Periodontology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India, yenepoya.edu.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8865-3254
Shruthy PrathapDepartment of Periodontology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India, yenepoya.edu.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9983-0693
Abdul NaeemDepartment of Periodontology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India, yenepoya.edu.in.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Herbal adjuncts have gained increasing interest in nonsurgical periodontal therapy because of their anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and wound-healing properties. Aim: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of locally delivered Materials and Methods: This randomized split-mouth clinical trial included systemically healthy patients diagnosed with Stage II-III, Grade B periodontitis. Selected periodontal sites were randomly assigned to receive either SRP with adjunctive subgingival application of locally prepared Results: Both treatment groups demonstrated statistically significant improvement in all clinical parameters over the study period. At 45 days, sites treated with adjunctive Conclusion: Adjunctive subgingival application of locally prepared

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