EFFECT OF A DENTIFRICE CONTAINING ALOE VERA ON PLAQUE AND GINGIVITIS CONTROL. A DOUBLE-BLIND CLINICAL STUDY IN HUMANS |
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| Authors: | Sílvia Morgana Araújo de Oliveira Ticiana Carneiro Torres Sérgio Luís da Silva Pereira Olívia Morais de Lima Mota Márlio Ximenes Carlos |
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| Institution: | 1.Graduate Student, University of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.;2.PhD in Periodontics, University of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.;3.MsC in Periodontics, University of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.;4.Specialist in Periodontics, University of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. |
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| Abstract: | The effect of Aloe vera on the reduction of plaque and gingivitis was evaluated in a randomized, parallel and double-blind clinical trial. Subjects were randomly allocated to the test group (n=15) – dentifrice containing Aloe vera - or the control group (n=15) – fluoridated dentifrice. Plaque index (PI) and gingival bleeding index (GBI) were assessed at days 0 and 30. Subjects were asked to brush their teeth with the control or test dentifrice, three times a day, during a 30-day period. There was a significant reduction on plaque and gingivitis in both groups, but no statistically significant difference was observed among them (p>0.01). The dentifrice containing Aloe vera did not show any additional effect on plaque and gingivitis control compared to the fluoridated dentifrice. |
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| Keywords: | Dental plaque Gingivitis Aloe vera |
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