Abstract
Gingivitis is the most common form of oral disease especially among patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. Green tea, which is extensively used in Asian countries, can help to improve the overall gingival health, which can be assessed by using the gingival indices. Evaluation of the effectiveness of green tea on the gingival health of patients undergoing Orthodontic treatment is of interest. 40 otherwise healthy patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment were randomly divided in two groups namely (1) study group and (2) control group. Gingival indices were scored for all the patients. Study group was given mouth rinse with green tea extract and control group was given placebo with no green tea extract. Gingival indices were measured for all the patients after 21 days. Mann Whitney U test and Wilcoxon test was used for statistical analysis. The gingival indices scoring in which the values before and after the use of mouthwash were compared. The p value was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05) in study group. But in control group statistical significant could not be reached.
Highlights
Certain plants used in folk medicine serve as a source of therapeutic agent by having multiple effects in addition to their antimicrobial activity
Green tea, which is extensively used in Asian countries, can help to improve the overall gingival health, which can be assessed by using the gingival indices
Evaluation of the effectiveness of green tea on the gingival health of patients undergoing Orthodontic treatment is of interest. 40 otherwise healthy patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment were randomly divided in two groups namely (1) study group and (2) control group
Summary
A double blind randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of green tea in gingivitis. The authors undertake that they are not associated with any other third party (governmental or non-governmental agencies) linking with any form of unethical issues connecting to this publication. The authors declare that they are not withholding any information that is misleading to the publisher in regard to this article. Author responsibility: The authors are responsible for the content of this article. The editorial and the publisher have taken reasonable steps to check the content of the article in accordance to publishing ethics with adequate peer reviews deposited at PUBLONS. Declaration on official E-mail: The corresponding author declares that official e-mail from their institution is not available for all authors
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