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The beneficial effects of drinking green tea for treating gum infections.

The effect of green tea as an adjunct to non surgical management of chronic periodontitis: a randomized clinical trial. - NA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/07/004792
Enrollment
88
Registered
2014-07-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- mild to moderate periodontitis Health Condition 2: A488- Other specified bacterial diseases

Interventions

Intervention1: The intervention is case control study in which the case group is a green tea supplements in the form of tea bags (Tetley tea), non surgical periodontal therapy comprising of scaling an

Sponsors

MANIPAL UNIVERSITY Kasturba Medical Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1)20-60 year old males and females with weight of approx 40 -70 kg. 2)They should not have more than two cups of tea or coffee per day or any other drink and not taking any vitamin supplements or any other medications. 3)With mild to moderate periodontitis with clinical attachment loss of This selection is based according to American Academy of Periodontology (1999): the classification of severity is as follows: •mild: 1-2 mm of clinical attachment loss •moderate: 3-4 mm of clinical attachment loss •severe: > 5mm of clinical attachment loss

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Patient with any systemic diseases. 2)Free from the use of any concurrent medications. Use of any similar product or mouthwashes 3)Patient with any orthodontic and prosthodontic appliances. 4)Patient with oral abusive habits like smoking, alcohol intake and betel nut chewing or any other form of tobacco. 5)Pregnant or lactating mothers. 6)Patient who have undergone any periodontal treatment done in last six months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Gingival index - Loe and Silness - at baseline, one and three months Plaque index - Silness and Loe- baseline, one and three months Clinical probing depth - at baseline,one and three months Clinical attachment loss - at baseline, one and three months Percentage of sites with bleeding on probing - baseline,one and three months Antioxidants levels of plasma and gingival crevicular fluid - baseline, one and three months Timepoint: baseline, one and three monhs

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
time required for healing of periodontal inflammation to subside, patients response to use green tea.Timepoint: baeline to 3 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr ADITI CHOPRA

Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal

betsythomas99@gmail.com08202922173

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026