Therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica (Miswak) on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis.
Background and Objectives: Miswak is the public name of Salvadora persica, which is beneficial for dental treatments and can thus be used to treat gingivitis. This study compares the therapeutic effects of miswak (S. persica), toothbrush, S. persica mouthwash, and chlorhexidine mouthwash on patient...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
College Of Dentistry Hawler Medical University
2020-12-01
|
| Series: | Erbil Dental Journal |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://edj.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/journal/article/view/95 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1823859737435832320 |
|---|---|
| author | Kawa F. Dizaye Zainab Yalman Othman |
| author_facet | Kawa F. Dizaye Zainab Yalman Othman |
| author_sort | Kawa F. Dizaye |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
Background and Objectives: Miswak is the public name of Salvadora persica, which is beneficial for dental treatments and can thus be used to treat gingivitis. This study compares the therapeutic effects of miswak (S. persica), toothbrush, S. persica mouthwash, and chlorhexidine mouthwash on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis by estimating gingival index and (debris) plaque index.
Patients and Methods: The study is a selective sampling, cross-sectional, clinical comparative study of 50 systemically healthy patients in Erbil city. The patients were divided randomly into five groups, with each group having 10 patients. Group 1 used S. persica chewing stick only; group 2 used toothbrush only; group 3 used both S. persica and toothbrush, group 4 used S. persica mouthwash and toothbrush; while group 5 used chlorhexidine mouthwash and tooth-brush. The patients’ mouths were examined, recording clinical indices before and after four weeks from the administration of treatments.
Results: There is significant improvement observed between groups 3 and 1 and groups 3 and 2 regarding gingival index. Moreover, there is significant improvement in debris (plaque) index between groups 2 and 3 and groups 2 and 1.
Conclusion: The gingival index indicates that using S. persica and toothbrush together is better than using S. persica or toothbrush alone. Meanwhile, the debris index shows that using S. persica alone or using it with toothbrush is more effective than using toothbrush alone.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-1892e6d706fa465ea920aadfd8ed50fb |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2523-6172 2616-4795 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2020-12-01 |
| publisher | College Of Dentistry Hawler Medical University |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Erbil Dental Journal |
| spelling | doaj-art-1892e6d706fa465ea920aadfd8ed50fb2025-02-10T20:48:43ZengCollege Of Dentistry Hawler Medical UniversityErbil Dental Journal2523-61722616-47952020-12-0132Therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica (Miswak) on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis.Kawa F. Dizaye0Zainab Yalman Othman1Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq.Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hawler Medical University, Erbil, Iraq. Background and Objectives: Miswak is the public name of Salvadora persica, which is beneficial for dental treatments and can thus be used to treat gingivitis. This study compares the therapeutic effects of miswak (S. persica), toothbrush, S. persica mouthwash, and chlorhexidine mouthwash on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis by estimating gingival index and (debris) plaque index. Patients and Methods: The study is a selective sampling, cross-sectional, clinical comparative study of 50 systemically healthy patients in Erbil city. The patients were divided randomly into five groups, with each group having 10 patients. Group 1 used S. persica chewing stick only; group 2 used toothbrush only; group 3 used both S. persica and toothbrush, group 4 used S. persica mouthwash and toothbrush; while group 5 used chlorhexidine mouthwash and tooth-brush. The patients’ mouths were examined, recording clinical indices before and after four weeks from the administration of treatments. Results: There is significant improvement observed between groups 3 and 1 and groups 3 and 2 regarding gingival index. Moreover, there is significant improvement in debris (plaque) index between groups 2 and 3 and groups 2 and 1. Conclusion: The gingival index indicates that using S. persica and toothbrush together is better than using S. persica or toothbrush alone. Meanwhile, the debris index shows that using S. persica alone or using it with toothbrush is more effective than using toothbrush alone. https://edj.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/journal/article/view/95Salvadora persicagingivitisgingival indexdebris index |
| spellingShingle | Kawa F. Dizaye Zainab Yalman Othman Therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica (Miswak) on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis. Erbil Dental Journal Salvadora persica gingivitis gingival index debris index |
| title | Therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica (Miswak) on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis. |
| title_full | Therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica (Miswak) on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis. |
| title_fullStr | Therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica (Miswak) on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica (Miswak) on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis. |
| title_short | Therapeutic effects of Salvadora persica (Miswak) on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis. |
| title_sort | therapeutic effects of salvadora persica miswak on patients with mild to moderate gingivitis |
| topic | Salvadora persica gingivitis gingival index debris index |
| url | https://edj.hmu.edu.krd/index.php/journal/article/view/95 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT kawafdizaye therapeuticeffectsofsalvadorapersicamiswakonpatientswithmildtomoderategingivitis AT zainabyalmanothman therapeuticeffectsofsalvadorapersicamiswakonpatientswithmildtomoderategingivitis |