IADR Abstract Archives

Effect of Enoxolone on Dental Plaque, Gingival Inflammation, and Bleeding

Objectives: Enoxolon is a natural licorice and its formula is similar to cortisone. In this double blind randomized match control clinical trial the effect of Arthrodont toothpaste containing 1% Enoxolone was tested.

Methods: 40 patients who had gingivitis were selected. They were assigned to brush their teeth twice daily for three minutes then massage the gums with pastes for one minute and then wash their mouth. The patients were divided into two groups: Arthrodont toothpaste that contains Enoxolon, was given to the test group and Crest toothpaste which does not have Enoxolon, was given to the control group. At the beginning of the study and after 21 days, plaque, gingival, and bleeding indices were measured. The statistical analyses were done by Paird T test, T test and nonparametrical analysis of Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney.

Results: Statistical analyses showed that in both groups, the three indices had decreased significantly and in comparison between the two groups, the gingival and bleeding indices had significantly decreased in the test group.

Conclusions: The results of this clinical study showed that Enoxolon has anti-inflammatory effect on gingivitis.


Iranian Division Meeting
2013 Iranian Division Meeting (Tehran, Iran)
Tehran, Iran
2013

Scientific Program
  • Moghaddas, Hamid  ( Professor, Department of Periodontology, Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences, Tehran, , Iran )
  • Moghaddas, Omid  ( Islamic Azad University, Dental Branch, Tehran, Tehran, N/A, Iran )
  • Toopchi, Shabnam  ( Islamic Azad University Dental Branch, Tehran, , Iran )
    • Oral Session
    Oral Medicine and Pharmacology Research
    12/12/2013