Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: To Study the Healing Effect of 0.25% Lemongrass Oil Mouthwash on Chronic Periodontitis Patients by Evaluating the Levels of Transforming Growth Factor-beta
Brief Summary: Periodontitis is the inflammation of the tissues supporting the teeth. Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Citratus) oil mouthwash can be used with subgingival scaling in the treatment of periodontal diseases. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-?) is a multifunctional cytokine belonging to transforming growth factor superfamily and its elevated levels are detectable in inflammatory and healing process The present project will be conducted to evaluate the expression of TGF-? levels in chronic periodontitis patients after ultrasonic scaling and using 0.25% lemongrass oil mouthwash. TGF-? is a salivary marker of periodontitis.