title: Assessment of Effectiveness of Barleria prionitis on Oral Health.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy of Barleria prionitis extract mouthwash in comparison with gold standard chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthwash on the oral health.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 30 subjects were randomly divided into two groups, B. prionitis group and the CHX gluconate mouthwash group. The data were collected at the baseline and 3 days. The plaque was disclosed using erythrosine disclosing agent and their scores were recorded using the Quigley and Hein plaque index modified by Turesky-Gilmore-Glickman. Statistical analysis was performed to compare the effect of the two drug regime.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Our result showed that the CHX and the B. prionitis were statistically equally effective against dental plaque. Although the action of CHX was more pronounced.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study has confirmed antimicrobial potential of the plant B. prionitis, thus supporting its folklore application as preventive remedy against oral microbial diseases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Within the limitation of this trial, herbal mouthwash has been shown to demonstrate similar effects on plaque as compared to the standard drug CHX. Further long term research needs to be done to check the efficacy and effectiveness of herbal products over standard drug regime.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Science, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, and General Secretory, International Society for Holistic Dentistry, India.
authors.forename: Devanand
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Principal, Government Degree College, Banbasa, Uttrakhand, India.
authors.forename: Rajendra Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ankita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Consultant Periodontist and Implantologist, Banglore, India.
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bindhumadhav
authors.affiliation: Consultant Dental Surgeon, Patna, Bihar, India.
authors.lastname: Sangeeta
authors.affiliation: Consultant Stomatologist, Dehradoon, Uttrakhand, India.
authors.forename: Purnima
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.affiliation: SDS, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, KSA.
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
authors.forename: Vijay Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Chattu
keywords: Barleria prionitis; Chlorhexidine; Oral health