Rare Case of Scorbutic Gingivitis.

Scorbutic Gingivitis was a condition of great prevalence among sailors of the yesteryears. With added advancement and diet consciousness the condition is a rarity now. Although scurvy is prevalent in population below poverty line, in this patient having scorbutic gingivitis, it was ironic that the patient starved due to religious belief and not due to circumstances. Vitamin C is the vitamin with the second largest daily requirement and plays a vital role in a host of metabolic reactions. Its lack produces a panorama of signs and symptoms, many of which present primarily or originally in the mouth. This case report of a rare case of Scorbutic gingivitis was diagnosed and treated in Department of Periodontology and reviews the case itself and the recent literature on this potentially fatal condition.

Preliminary Phytochemical and Antibacterial studies on Leaf and Bark of Holigarna grahamii (Wight) Kurz. (Anacardiaceae).

Holigarna grahamii (Wight) Kurz. is large tree belonging to family anacardiaceae. The bark is smooth and gray in colour, leaves are simple, alternate, glabrous, and midrib is flat. Medicinal plants contribute in human health care system. Most of the plants utilized by village peoples as a folk medicine. Antibacterial activity of the leaves and bark extracts of Holigarna grahamii (Wight) Kurz. against pathogenic bacteria like gram positive (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus) and gram negative (Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi, Proteus vulgaris) bacteria by in vitro agar well diffusion method. The maximum zone of inhibition of bark extract is observed in Staphylococcus aureus (8.331.15) while in leaves extract it is observed in Escherichia coli (2.660.57). The phytochemical screening of leaf and bark extract shows presence of phenols, tannins, alkaloids and reducing sugar.