| Summary: | ABSTRACT
Moderate gingivitis is the most common gingival inflammation caused by
dental plaque in or near gingival sulcus. Dental plaque can attack the host
defenses due to metabolic activity and stiumlate the inflammation. Moderate
gingivitis which is characterized by swollen redness, altering the contour, and
bleeding on probing in gums. Commonly gingivitis treatment is decreasing
ethiology factor by decreasing bacterials and deposit in oral with antimicrobial
mouthwash. Piper betle Linn. leaf has antibacterial activity. The aim of this study
was to investigate the effectiveness of gargling with 25% of piper betle Linn. leaf
decoction mouthwash in gingival status of moderate gingivitis patients.
Subjects consisted of 20 moderate gingivitis patients (aged range 18- 25
years old), divided into 2 groups. Each group consisted of 10 patients who
gargled with 25% of Piper betle Linn. leaf decoction mouthwash and 0,1%
hexetidine as positive control. Gargling was done for 60 seconds, twice a day in
the morning and night for 5 consecutive days. On the first day before and the day
after the serial treatment. Gingival Index (GI) was measured. The score of GI was
measured before and after gargling. Gingival status data was analyzed by
proportion value from before and after gargling, the next test used Mann Whitney
(p<0,05).
The result of this study showed that the GI score was decreased after
treatment. There was no significance difference in GI score of treatment group
compare to control group. Thus, gargling 25% of Piper betle Linn. leaf decoction
was able to decrease gingivitis and indicate that 25% of Piper betle Linn. leaf
decoction has the same effect as hexetidine 0,1%
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