Clinical and microbiological evaluation of dental plaque on topical application of olive oil, olive oil with 35% Curcuma zedoaria, and olive oil with 30% Azadirachta indica in hospitalized children: A randomized control trial
EVOO + 35% CZ showed the best treatment outcome in the reduction of microbial count followed by EVOO + 30% AI and EVOO. All the preparations including normal saline have antiplaque properties with the best outcome achieved in EVOO + 35% CZ and EVOO + 30% AI preparations.
Authors
- Medha Wadhwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1524-5276)
- Khushali K. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3924-5382)
- Anshula Deshpande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3467-2123)
- Simron Baishya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8955-1314)
- Sneha Dori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1454-6432)
Institutions
- KM Shah Dental College and Hospital (IN)
- Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_68_25
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47