Open AccessFenugreek, diabetes, and periodontal disease: A cross-link of sorts!
Author(s) -
Gopalakrishnan Sundaram,
T Ramakrishnan,
Harinath Parthasarathy,
Manoj Raja,
Samuel Paul Raj
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_322_17
Subject(s) - medicine , glycemic , bleeding on probing , diabetes mellitus , metformin , gastroenterology , chronic periodontitis , periodontitis , fasting blood sugar , glycemic index , blood sugar , blood lipids , scaling and root planing , glycated hemoglobin , cholesterol , dentistry , endocrinology , type 2 diabetes
The aim of this study was to observe the sequelae of fenugreek adjunctive to nonsurgical periodontal therapy and its comparison to a group treated with scaling and root planing (SRP) and metformin alone by assessing their respective effects on periodontal parameters, glycemic status, and serum lipid levels.