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To Study the Healing Effect of 0.25% Lemongrass Oil Mouthwash on Chronic Periodontitis Patients.

NCT05502627 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2022-08-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Periodontitis is the inflammation of the tissues supporting the teeth. Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Citratus) oil mouthwash can be used with subgingival scaling in the treatment of periodontal diseases. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) is a multifunctional cytokine belonging to transforming growth factor superfamily and its elevated levels are detectable in inflammatory and healing process The present project will be conducted to evaluate the expression of TGF-β levels in chronic periodontitis patients after ultrasonic scaling and using 0.25% lemongrass oil mouthwash. TGF-β is a salivary marker of periodontitis.

Conditions

  • Chronic Periodontitis

Interventions

DRUG

0.25% lemon grass oil mouthwash

0.25% lemon grass oil mouth wash given twice daily for fourteen days to the patients of chronic periodontitis after scaling in experimental group and in control group only scaling was done.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Asrar Ahmed, M. Phil. OB · PGMI, Lahore

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-01
Primary Completion
2022-01-01
Completion
2022-04-20

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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