Efficacy of Triphala, Ocimum sanctum and chlorhexidine mouth wash on gingivitis: A randomized controlled clinical trial

To determine and compare the effect of Triphala, Tulsi extract and chlorhexidine gluconate in gingivitis.

This study is a double blind randomized clinical trial of 60 individuals were randomly allocated into the study groups of triphala, tulsi mouthwash, chlorhexidine mouthwash.

Our result showed that ocimum sanctum mouth rinse is equally in reducing plaque and gingivitis as chlorhexidine. The results demonstrated a significant reduction in gingival bleeding and plaque indices in Group 1and Group 2 over a period of 15 and 30 days as compared to chlorhexidine group.

Although chlorhexidine group proved to be the best effective anti-plaque agent and anti-gingivitis agent, it was found that triphala and tulsi prove to be an effective mouth washes by reducing plaque accumulation and gingival inflammation.