Abstract

Dr. Ojas Patel*, Mona Patel, Ravina Patel, Kamini Patel, Roshani Bhoya, Vipul Padvi and Hemanshu Patel

ABSTRACT

Medicinal plants have been used as traditional treatments for numerous human diseases for thousands of years and in many parts of the words. Periodontal disease is recognized as a major public health problem throughout the world and occurs in all groups, ethnicities, races, gender sand socioeconomic levels. It is characterized by inflammation and degeneration of the gums, supporting bone, periodontal ligament and cementum and accumulation of bacterial pathogens, mainly within the periodontal pockets. The periodontal disease commonly refers to inflammatory diseases that are plaque in duced i.e. gingivitis and periodontitis. The present study was aimed to formulate dental gel containing clove oil for the treatment of periodontal diseases and then evaluated for their physicochemical properties including drug content, spreadability, extrude ability and in-vitro antibacterial activity. Medicinal plants have been used as traditional treatments for numerous human diseases for thousands of years and in many parts of the world. In rural areas of the developing countries, they continue to be used as the primary source of medicine. Dental gel of clove oil is used for the treatment of periodontal disease. This gel is for pain relieve of gums. Clove oil is one such product exhibiting multiple benefits and has gained considerable importance in clinical research. The active ingredient of this dental gel is clove oil.