Ahmed Samir Ibrahim Rehan
Demonstrator at Faculty of Dentistry, Badr University in Cairo
Abdelnasser Mohamed Hashem El Refai
Professor of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Suez Canal University
Osama Mohamed Sayed Gouda
Professor of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Vice Dean for Community and Environmental Development, Faculty of Dentistry, Badr University in Cairo
Marwa Mohamed Azzab
Professor of microbiology and immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Periodontitis is considered as the 6th most common occurring disease. Scaling and root surface debridement is a non-surgical standard that reduces periodontal inflammation in response to biofilm removal. In recent years, natural products have become increasingly popular; Ginger is a natural plant and could be used in treating periodontal disease. Aim: To study the effect of Ginger gel in improving clinical parameters which is the clinical attachment level (CAL) and microbial count through blood agar. Methodology: Thirty-Six patients with stage II periodontitis will be selected from the out- patient clinic of Oral Medicine and Periodontology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Suez Canal University. After that, they will be divided randomly into three equal groups. Control group: will receive scaling and root surface debridement only. Group II: will receive scaling and root planning and chlorhexidine gel adjunctive to non-surgical therapy. Lastly, Group III will receive Ginger gel in conjunction with non-surgical periodontal therapy. The clinical parameter, clinical attachment level (CAL) and the microbial count by blood agar will be assessed at baseline and 3 months.
Keywords: Periodontitis, Non-surgical, Ginger Gel.
