Open AccessA pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of adjunctive use of two antimicrobial topical gels in chronic gingivitis
Author(s) -
Pulak Mishra,
Anuj Bhargava,
Neha Nigam-Gupta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical and experimental dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.481
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1989-5488
DOI - 10.4317/jced.57635
Subject(s) - medicine , gingivitis , chlorhexidine gluconate , dentistry , antimicrobial , metronidazole , chlorhexidine , scaling and root planing , dental plaque , chronic periodontitis , antibiotics , periodontitis , chemistry , biochemistry , organic chemistry
Gingivitis is one of the most prevalent oral disease in humans. The most important etiological factor of gingivitis is dental plaque. Plaque control procedures comprises of several mechanical and chemical methods. Many studies have advocated that chemical plaque control methods can be used successfully as an adjunct to mechanical plaque control procedures. Thus, the aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two topical antimicrobial gels as an adjunct to mechanical plaque control over a period of 2 weeks in treatment of chronic gingivitis patients.