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Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects aged 18-60 years rendering informed consent. 2. Presence of minimum 20 natural scorable teeth excluding third molars. 3. Subjects diagnosed with chronic periodontitis based on American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) classification 1999. 4. Presence of at least two teeth per quadrant with a probing depth of > 3mm. 5. Subjects having good level of oral hygiene
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who have received any form of periodontal therapy, surgical or non-surgical within past 6 months. 2. Subjects who have received antibiotic and / or anti-inflammatory therapy within the past 3 months. 39 3. Subjects wearing orthodontic appliances. 4. Subjects suffering from any systemic disease. 5. Subjects who give present or past history of drug abuse. 6. Subjects who give present or past history of Smoking and tobacco consumption. 7. Subjects with untreated grossly carious teeth. 8. Subjects with severe abrasion of teeth. 9. History of known allergies to constituents found in the mouthrinse (0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate) or dentifrice assigned during the intervention. 10. Subjects with a habit of mouth breathing, para-functional habits like bruxism, clenching etc. 11. Subjects with lip piercing and tongue piercing. 12. Pregnant women and lactating mothers. 13. Physically debilitated subjects.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| comparing dental plaque and tongue coat quantitatively through PI at 2 weeks and 6 weeks follow up from baseline, and through WTCI at 2 weeks and 8 weeks follow up from baseline; and qualitatively through BANA assay through BANA P and BANA T scores 8 weeks follow up.Timepoint: 8 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| assessment of healing outcomes of change in clinical parameters of GI, SBI, PD, RCAL and GR at 6 weeks from baselineTimepoint: 6 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Department of Periodontics, MGM Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai