Homoeopathic treatment of inflammation of gums in school children

Role of individualized Homoeopathy in treatment of gingivitis in school children aged 10-16 years-A pilot single blind randomized placebo control trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/04/084991

Enrollment

120

Registered

2025-04-16

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-22

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Individualized Homoeopathic medicine: 4 pills medicated with Indicated Homoeopathic medicine in centesimal potency based on homoeopathic principles Control Intervention1: placebo: 4 pil

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Children aged 10-16 years 2.Both genders 3. Children presenting with gingivitis I, II, III type/complaints of inflammation, bleeding or swelling of gums, bad breath, brown/yellow staining of teeth. 4.Children having no previous history of dental intervention (scaling)/taking any other oral medication/antibiotic past 01 month/mouth rinsing agents. 5.Children/parents/guardians willing to give written informed consent/assent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Diagnosed cases suffering from systemic illness such as diabetes, HIV infection, cardiovascular disease, hereditary gingival fibromatosis, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, granulomatous disorders such as Crohn disease and MelkerssonÃ¢â?¬â??Rosenthal syndrome, acute monocytic leukemia, tuberous sclerosis, fibrous/epithelial hyperplasia or benign neoplasm of periodontal ligament, Congenital Gum Synechiae, Congenital Epulis, anxiety, depression, emotional stress, sleep deprivation, Varicella herpes virus infection, Epstein - Barr virus infection, coxsackie group A viruses infection, Wegeners Granulomatosis, acute ulcerative necrotizinggingivitis,lineargingivalerythema,a cuteherpeticgingiva-stomatitis ,candidiasis infection 2.Nutritionaldeficiencyinducedgingivitis(vitamin AandC),cancrumoris,druginduced gingivitis, gingivitis associated with abscess and attachment loss (periodontitis), traumatic gingivitis, muco-gingival deformities. 3.Children using medicated or herbal toothpaste 4.Children with history ofsmoking and/or Tobacco chewing

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Gingival index (GI)score Timepoint: Baseline,3rd week,6th week,9th week,12th week	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Plaque index (PI)Timepoint: Baseline,3rd week,6th week,9th week,12th week;To outline the frequently indicated homoeopathic medicines in treatment of gingivitis.Timepoint: after 3 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Neha kalra

Central council of research in Homoeopathy

drnehamehta1985@gmail.com9810518111

Outcome results