Effect of Curcumin Gel along with SRP in Chronic Gingivitis Cases

Introduction: Turmeric also known as Curcuma longa thatis widely used as a spice, preservative, coloring agent, and asa household remedy is coming a long way as an alternativemanagement option for periodontal conditions. Curcumin themain yellow bioactive part of turmeric has huge spectrum ofactivity such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimutagenic,anticarcinogenic, anticoagulant, antidiabetic, antifertility,antibacterial, antiprotozoal, antiviral, antivenom, antiulcer,antifibrotic, hypotensive, and hypocholesteremic activities.The present study was conducted with the aim to determinethe effect of curcumin gel along with SRP in chronic gingivitiscases.Material and methods: The present prospective studyconsisted of 30 subjects as cases and controls respectively.The study was conducted in the department of periodontics ofthe hospital. Scaling was performed by piezoelectric scaler bytrained personnel. After, thorough clearance curcumin gel waslocally applied amongst the cases. All the patients were givensame postoperative instructions and medicaments. Followup was performed after 30 days and the values of gingivalindex were noted. All the data thus obtained was arranged ina tabulated form and analysed using SPSS software. Studentt test was used for statistical analysis and probability value ofless than 0.05 was regarded as significant.Results: The present study consisted of 30 patients as casesand 30 as controls. The mean age of the subjects was 36.42+/-5.22 years. The mean value at day 0 amongst the cases and thecontrols was 2.61+/-0.54 and 2.65+/-0.66 respectively. Themean value at day 30 amongst the cases and the controls was1.90+/-0.38 and 1.45+/-0.45 respectively. On applying studentt test there was a significant improvement amongst the casescompared to the controls on Day 30.Conclusion: Application of curcumin gel could also lead to adecrease in the chances of surgical treatment after SRP as thepocket depth improves significantly