title: Evaluation of antiplaque and antigingivitis effect of herbal mouthwash in treatment of plaque induced gingivitis: A randomized, clinical trial.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ayurvedic drugs have been used since ancient times to treat diseases including periodontal diseases. Oral rinses made from ayurvedic medicines are used in periodontal therapy to control bleeding and reduce inflammation. The aim of this clinical study is to verify the efficacy of herbal mouthwash containing Pilu, Bibhitaka, Nagavalli, Gandhapura taila, Ela, Peppermint satva, and Yavani satva on reduction of plaque and gingivitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 100 volunteers with clinical signs of mild to moderate gingivitis were selected and assigned to Group A (only scaling done) and Group B (scaling along with the use of herbal mouthwash). After recording the clinical parameters, the patients were instructed to use herbal mouthwash 15 ml for 30 s twice daily after food in Group B and oral hygiene instructions were given to all patients. Plaque and gingivitis assessment were carried out using the plaque index (Silness nd Loe, 1964), Gingival index (Loe And Silness, 1963), Gingival bleeding index (Ainamo and Bay, 1975) at baseline and at 21 days of the herbal mouthwash use. Statistically analysis was carried out using the student's t-test for normally distributed data and Wilcoxson test or Mann-Whitney U-test for skewed data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our results showed that herbal mouthwash was effective in treatment of plaque induced gingivitis in Group B when compared with the Group A.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Herbal mouthwash is effective in treatment of plaque induced gingivitis and can be effectively used as an adjunct to mechanical therapy with lesser side-effects.
authors.affiliation: Deptarment of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, A. M. E's Dental College and Hospital, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Shivanand
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aspalli
authors.affiliation: Deptarment of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, A. M. E's Dental College and Hospital, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: V Sudhir
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Deptarment of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, A. M. E's Dental College and Hospital, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Devarathnamma
authors.affiliation: Deptarment of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, A. M. E's Dental College and Hospital, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nagappa
authors.affiliation: Deptarment of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, A. M. E's Dental College and Hospital, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Archana
authors.affiliation: Deptarment of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, A. M. E's Dental College and Hospital, Raichur, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Prachi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parab
keywords: Gingivitis; herbal mouthwash; plaque
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