Open AccessInfluence of application of chlorhexidine gel and curcumin gel as an adjunct to scaling and root planing: A interventional study
Author(s) -
Shweta S Hugar,
Suvarna Patil,
Renuka Metgud,
Basavraj Nanjwade,
Shivayogi M Hugar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.184701
Subject(s) - scaling and root planing , chlorhexidine , dentistry , chronic periodontitis , medicine , curcumin , adjunct , gingival and periodontal pocket , periodontitis , bleeding on probing , gingival sulcus , pharmacology , linguistics , philosophy
Currently, the most common therapy for periodontal diseases consists of professional scaling and root planing (SRP). However, it was found to be of limited efficacy especially in areas which are inaccessible to periodontal instrumentation. Therefore, treatment strategies using antimicrobials in conjunction with conventional therapy have evolved. Thus, the study was undertaken with an.