TY - JOUR AU - SURIAMAH, NELLY AU - LESSANG, ROBERT AU - KEMAL, YULIANTI PY - 2019/04/05 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - EFFECTIVENESS OF TOOTHPASTE CONTAINING PROPOLIS, TEA TREE OIL, AND SODIUM MONOFLUOROPHOSPHATE AGAINST PLAQUE AND GINGIVITIS JF - International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics JA - Int J App Pharm VL - 11 IS - 1 SE - Original Article(s) DO - 10.22159/ijap.2019.v11s1.AR172 UR - https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ijap/article/view/33389 SP - 114-116 AB - <p><strong>Objective</strong>: Natural ingredients such as propolis and tea tree oil are known to possess antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects that are<br>effective against periodontal diseases. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of toothpaste containing propolis, tea tree oil, and sodium<br>monofluorophosphate against dental plaque and gingivitis.<br><strong>Methods</strong>: A randomized clinical trial was conducted for 7 days with 20 subjects in test (using the experimental toothpaste) and control (using<br>toothpaste without any natural ingredients) groups each. Measurements of plaque index (PI) and papillary bleeding index (PBI) scores were<br>performed on days 0 and 7.<br><strong>Results</strong>: Significant decreases (p&lt;0.05) in PI (0.53–0.27) and PBI (0.55–0.11) scores were noted in the test group but not in the control group.<br><strong>Conclusions</strong>: Brushing teeth with toothpaste containing propolis, tea tree oil, and sodium monofluorophosphate might be effective in reducing the<br>accumulation of dental plaque and the severity of gingival bleeding.</p> ER -