effectiveness of coconut oil pulling as an adjuvant to oral hygiene procedure among middle age adults in Chennai

EFFECTIVENESS OF COCONUT OIL PULLING AS AN ADJUVANT ORAL HYGIENE PROCEDURE ON PLAQUE INDUCED GINGIVITIS AMONG MIDDLE AGED ADULTS IN CHENNAI â?? AN INTERVENTIONAL STUDY - ecop

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/12/022393

Enrollment

Registered

2019-12-16

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K051- Chronic gingivitis

Interventions

Intervention1: oil pulling: coconut oil and toothbrushing. subjects will be ask to do oil pulling therapy consist of 10 ml coconut oil in the morning for 2 minutes before toothbrushing and subject wil

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects who have Severe Gingivitis based on Loe and Silness gingival index (1963) and Poor PII score based on modified Silness and Loe plaque index (1967) Subjects who give consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subjects undergoing orthodontic treatment. Subjects with systemic diseases and using antibiotics. Subjects with oral diseases other than gingivitis. Subjects using any mouth wash/rinse.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sillness and Loe Gingival Index (1964) and Modified Sillness and Loe Plaque Index (1967)Timepoint: baseline and 6 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public Contactain syuhada binti azali

Ragas Dental College

shwarnamenaka@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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