Impact of the uninstructed use of a herbal, ayurvedic toothpaste on parameters of gingival health in periodontal aftercare patients: A randomized, double-blinded, two-arm parallel-group study.

Autor: Jockel-Schneider Y; Department of Periodontology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany., Stölzel P; Department of Periodontology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany., Endres J; Department of Periodontology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany., Petersen N; Department of Periodontology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany., Haubitz I; Department of Periodontology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany., Heß J; Department of Periodontology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany., Schlagenhauf U; Department of Periodontology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of dental hygiene [Int J Dent Hyg] 2024 Aug; Vol. 22 (3), pp. 647-654. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 11.
DOI: 10.1111/idh.12743
Abstrakt: Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the uninstructed use of a toothpaste containing herbal ayurvedic ingredients on parameters of gingival health in a cohort of periodontal aftercare patients affected by gingival inflammation compared to the use of a standard, non-herbal toothpaste.
Materials and Methods: The monocentric, randomized, double-blinded, two-arm parallel-group intervention was performed in a cohort of 88 periodontal aftercare patients with clinical signs of gingival inflammation. At baseline, bleeding on probing (BoP), gingival index (GI) and Quigley-Hein plaque index (QHI) were recorded. Subsequently, the study patients were randomly provided with a herbal ayurvedic toothpaste (n = 44) or a conventional, non-ayurvedic control toothpaste (n = 44) and without additional oral hygiene training instructed to use it 2× daily for the next 28 days. On day 28, BoP, GI and QHI were recorded again.
Results: At baseline, there were no significant differences between both groups. On day 28, mean GI and BoP scores were significantly lower (p < 0.001) compared to baseline in both groups. Differences between the groups could not be verified. Mean QHI scores did not change significantly between day 0 and day 28 in both groups.
Conclusions: The impact of uninstructed toothbrushing with an ayurvedic toothpaste on the manifestation of gingival inflammation in periodontal aftercare patients is not significantly different to the use of a conventional, non-herbal toothpaste.
(© 2023 The Authors. International Journal of Dental Hygiene published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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