Open AccessEffectiveness of sub gingival irrigation of an indigenous 1% curcumin solution on clinical and microbiological parameters in chronic periodontitis patients: A pilot randomized clinical trial
Author(s) -
Sruthima N V S Gottumukkala,
Suneetha Koneru,
Satheesh Mannem,
Narendra Babu Mandalapu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.114874
Subject(s) - medicine , scaling and root planing , chlorhexidine , dentistry , curcumin , saline , randomized controlled trial , periodontitis , chronic periodontitis , chlorhexidine gluconate , bleeding on probing , gingival and periodontal pocket , pharmacology
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of 1% curcumin (CU) solution and compare it with conventional irrigant i.e., 0.2% chlorhexidine (CHX) gluconate and a positive control (saline) as an adjunct to thorough scaling and root planing.