The Effectiveness of Acacia Arabica Gum as an Adjunct to the Non-Surgical Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis

Abstract

The presented study was designed to show the pharmacological effect of Acacia Arabic gum as the Non-Surgical treatment of chronic periodontitis and it was estimated in A hospital based double blinded, randomized clinical trial using split mouth technique, conducted in the Khartoum Dental Teaching Hospital (KDTH). All patients diagnosed with chronic periodontitis according to American Academy Periodontology. As used split mouth technique, 88 sites (44 scaling and root planning and gum Arabic) had been enrolled randomly as intervention group, (44 sites scaling and root planning + distilled water) as a control group. Plaque Index (PI), Gingival Index (GI), Bleeding On Probing (BOP) , periodontal probing depth (PPD) , Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL) , measurements and scores in addition to Interleukin 1β (IL-1β) was done on day 0 and day 30.   (47.7%) of the study were males and (52.3%) were females with the mean age was 40.7 years ±12.7. PI, GI, BOP, PPD, CAL and IL1β measurements showed a significant reduction in the AA group (P< 0.05). This study concludes that the adjunctive use of a pulsating jet containing Acacia Arabica (AA) as an irrigation solution was efficient in reducing plaque index, gingival index, and BOP, PPD, CAL, as well as IL 1β level in subjects with chronic periodontitis.