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Interv Med Appl Sci. 2015 Sep;7(3):114-7. doi: 10.1556/1646.7.2015.3.5. Epub 2015 Sep 28.

Short-term effects of scaling and root planing with or without adjunctive use of an essential-oil-based mouthwash in the treatment of periodontal inflammation in smokers.

Interventional medicine & applied science

Mohammad Alshehri, Faisal Alshail, Sami H Alqahtani, Tawfeeg Saleh Aloriny, Abdulhakim Alsharif, Omar Kujan

PMID: 26524971 PMCID: PMC4609023 DOI: 10.1556/1646.7.2015.3.5

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present short-term follow-up study was to assess the effects of scaling and root planing (SRP) with or without adjunctive use of an essential-oil-based mouthwash in the treatment of periodontal inflammation in smokers.

METHODS: In total, 120 individuals were divided into 2 groups. In Group-1, 60 smokers with periodontal inflammation received SRP alone; and in Group-2, 60 smokers with periodontal inflammation received adjunct essential-oil mouthwash therapy. Periodontal parameters (plaque index [PI], bleeding-on-probing [BOP], and probing pocket depth [PD] ≥ 4 mm) were assessed at baseline and after 90 days of treatment.

RESULTS: There was no significant difference in periodontal parameters (PI, BOP, and PD ≥ 4 mm) among participants in Group-1 and -2. Participants in both groups showed significant reductions in PI (P < 0.01), BOP (P < 0.01), and PD ≥ 4 mm (P < 0.01) at follow-up compared to baseline. At 90 days of follow-up, PI (P < 0.05), BOP (P < 0.05), and PD ≥ 4 mm (P < 0.05) were significantly higher in Group-1 compared to Group-2.

CONCLUSIONS: SRP with adjunct essential-oil mouthwash therapy is more effective in the treatment of periodontal inflammation in smokers as compared to when SRP is performed alone.

Keywords: essential oil; oral rinse; periodontal; scaling and root planing; smoking

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