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Abstract Title:

Efficacy of curcumin as an adjunct to scaling and root planning in chronic periodontitis patients: A clinical and microbiological study.

Abstract Source:

J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2015 Aug ;7(Suppl 2):S554-8. PMID: 26538916

Abstract Author(s):

M Nagasri, M Madhulatha, S V V S Musalaiah, P Aravind Kumar, C H Murali Krishna, P Mohan Kumar

Article Affiliation:

M Nagasri

Abstract:

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Curcumin is a naturally occurring anti-inflammatory agent with various biologic and medicinal properties. Its therapeutic applications have been studied in a variety of conditions, but only few studies have evaluated the efficacy of curcumin as local drug delivery agent and in the treatment of periodontitis. The present study was to evaluate the efficacy of the adjunctive use of curcumin with scaling/root planing as compared with scaling/root planing alone in the treatment of the chronic periodontitis.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty patients with two sites in the contralateral quadrants having probing pocket depths (PPDs) of≥5 mm were selected. Full mouth scaling and root planing (SRP) was performed followed by application of curcumin gel on a single side. Assessment of plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), PPD, and clinical attachment levels (CALs) were done at baseline and at 4(th) week. Microbiologic assessmentwith polymerase chain reaction was done for Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tanerella forsythia, and Treponema denticola by collection of plaque samples.

RESULTS: The results revealed that there was a reduction in PI, GI, probing depth, CAL, and microbiologic parameters in test sites following SRP and curcumin gel application, when compared with SRP alone in control group.

CONCLUSION: The local application of curcumin in conjunction with scaling and root planing have showed improvement in periodontal parameters and has a beneficial effect in patients with chronic periodontitis.

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