Effect of six flavor glutinous rehmannis pill in periodontal inflammation therapy.
- Author:
Miao QUAN
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Dental Scaling; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; therapeutic use; Humans; Periodontitis; therapy; Rehmannia; Root Planing
- From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2004;22(4):312-316
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of clinical therapy of using six flavor glutinous rehmannis pill on chronic adult periodontal inflammation.
METHODS120 adult patients who have been cured for their periodontitis were selected and divided into two groups randomly. Control group was only treated with SRP (scaling and root planning), and test group was requested to take six flavor glutinous rehmannis pills orally for 5 months after SRP.
RESULTSAfter taking the medicine for 5 months, RPD (reduction in probing depth) was 0.43 mm, GAL (gain in attachment level) was 0.22 mm and was quite different from the control group (P < 0.01) .
CONCLUSIONSRP together with six flavor glutinous rehmannis pill is better than pure SRP in RPD and GAL, it is one kind of taking medicine for improving resistibility and maintenance therapy.
