NCT01943877

Propolis In The Treatment Of Periodontitis

Propolis In The Treatment Of Chronic Periodontitis - A Clinicomicrobiologic Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to evaluate by clinical and microbiological parameters the effect of locally delivered propolis as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of chronic periodontitis.

Detailed description

Materials and Methods: 20 subjects diagnosed with chronic periodontitis were recruited to participate in split-mouth design and provided informed consent. Subgingival plaque sampling and clinical recording at baseline, 15 days and 1 month was performed. The patients received scaling and root planing, followed by Propolis administration subgingivally in the test sites. Significant differences between test and control were evaluated using the Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon rank test.

Conditions

• Chronic Periodontitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	scaling root planing	scaling root planing
DRUG	Propolis	experimental

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-12-01
• Primary completion: 2013-08-01
• Completion: 2013-10-01
• First posted: 2013-09-17
• Last updated: 2013-09-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: India