Background:Ayurvedic drugs have been used since ancient times to treat diseases including periodontal diseases. Oral rinses made from ayurvedic medicines are used in periodontal therapy to control bleeding and reduce inflammation. The aim of this clinical study is to verify the efficacy of herbal mouthwash containing Pilu, Bibhitaka, Nagavalli, Gandhapura taila, Ela, Peppermint satva, and Yavani satva on reduction of plaque and gingivitis.Materials and Methods:A total of 100 volunteers with clinical signs of mild to moderate gingivitis were selected and assigned to Group A (only scaling done) and Group B (scaling along with the use of herbal mouthwash). After recording the clinical parameters, the patients were instructed to use herbal mouthwash 15 ml for 30 s twice daily after food in Group B and oral hygiene instructions were given to all patients. Plaque and gingivitis assessment were carried out using the plaque index (Silness nd Loe, 1964), Gingival index (Loe And Silness, 1963), Gingival bleeding index (Ainamo and Bay, 1975) at baseline and at 21 days of the herbal mouthwash use. Statistically analysis was carried out using the student's t-test for normally distributed data and Wilcoxson test or Mann-Whitney U-test for skewed data.Results:Our results showed that herbal mouthwash was effective in treatment of plaque induced gingivitis in Group B when compared with the Group A.Conclusion:Herbal mouthwash is effective in treatment of plaque induced gingivitis and can be effectively used as an adjunct to mechanical therapy with lesser side-effects.

Thus, we conclude that there is a definite relationship between osteoporosis and periodontitis based on PD and CAL.

The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical effi cacy of manual brushing plus water fl osser (WP 100) to manual brushing alone on improving the oral health parameters of plaque, bleeding, and gingivitis. The materials and methods used were 100 subjects between 18 to 30 years of age with mild-to-moderate gingivitis and they were included in this 4-week study. Subjects in the test group were assigned to use water fl osser and manual brushing whereas control group subjects carried out manual brushing alone. Both groups were advised to brush twice daily using the modifi ed bass technique. Subjects were scored at 0 day, 14 th day and 28 th day for gingival infl ammation (gingival index), gingival bleeding (bleeding index) and plaque (modifi ed plaque index). Both groups showed statistically signifi cant plaque, gingivitis, bleeding reduction at 4 weeks, respectively but the test group was signifi cantly better than control group at 2 and 4 weeks. In a nutshell, this clinical study demonstrated that water fl osser as an adjunct to brushing is an effective oral hygiene regimen.

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