COMPARISON OF CLINICAL EFFICACY OF ALOE VERA CONTAINING TOOTHPASTE WITH CONVENTIONAL FLUORIDATED TOOTHPASTE IN PLAQUE-INDUCED GINGIVITIS

Aim: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of aloe vera containing toothpaste and compare with conventional fluoride toothpaste as an adjunct to scaling in plaque induced moderate to severe chronic gingivitis patients. Settings and Design Study was randomized, controlled cross over clinical trial. Methods and Material: Sixty subjects in the age group of 18-35 years with moderate to severe chronic gingivitis were selected for the study. They were randomly assigned in to aloe vera group and conventional group having 30 subjects each. An analysis of PI, GI, SBI and OHI were carried out at baseline and after 2 weeks and 4 weeks followed by a washout period of 2 weeks. After the washout period, the aloe vera and conventional group were crossed over and the assessments were repeated. Statistical analysis used: The change in mean scores of various indices over a period of 4 weeks in each group before and after crossover were analyzed using Repeated measu