Abstract
AIM:
Hyaluronic acid is a glycosaminoglycan with anti-inflammatory & anti edematous properties. This study is seeking to ascertain whether Hyaluronic acid gel formulation is clinically and microscopically effective in treatment of gingivitis.
METHODS:
In longitudinal, randomized, and placebo-controlled clinical trial, 105 patients with chronic plaque induce gingivitis were randomly divided into three groups; negative control group, placebo control group and test group. Patients were instructed to apply gel on inflamed gingiva twice daily in addition with routine oral hygiene maintenance. The clinical parameters Plaque Index (PI), Gingival Index(GI) and Papilla Bleeding Index (PBI) were determined at intervals of 1 week, 2 weeks and 4 weeks from baseline, microbiological parameters were monitored at the interval of 4 weeks from baseline.
RESULTS:
An improvement of all clinical variables was observed (p