Glucosamine Sulphate Versus Ginger in Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy
Status:
COMPLETED
Trial end date:
2023-08-08
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Summary
Glucosamine (GlcN) is an N-deacetyl amino monosaccharide sugar derived from complete hydrolysis of chitosan in which it is important vector for chondroitin and keratin sulfate, while on the other hand, medicinal plants became a source of great economic benefit worldwide, ginger has been found to have biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities. So, these effects which made it a good candidate to be used in periodontal therapy. The main objective of this study is to assess and compare the effect of locally delivered glucosamine sulphate gel versus ginger gel on the clinical parameters in periodontitis patients including Plaque index (PI), Means sulcus bleeding index (MSBI), Probing depth (PD), Clinical attachment loss (CAL). and to detect the effect of locally delivered both gels on RANKL level in gingival crevicular fluid.