In Our Opinion: Is Massage a Valuable Treatment in Gingivitis and Periodontitis?

Leonard, Harold J.; Barkann, Lillian; Beube, Frank E.; Garvin, M. H.; Giesecke, Max; Greenhut, William M.; Johnson, Raymond E.; Leabo, Walter; Loeb, Virgil; Lundquist, Gunilla; Lyons, Harry; McCall, John Oppie; Orban, Balint; Rule, R.W.; Williams, Charles H. M.; Ziskin, Daniel E.

doi:10.1902/jop.1948.19.2.63

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“…Gingival massage is also a method to treat gingival tissues. Gingival massage works by stimulating the blood circulation, provoking active hyperemia, and thus increasing tissue respiration and transport of detritus products [11]. Another effect of massaging gingiva is to churn out dense connective tissue, which in turn increases keratinization of gingival tissues.…”

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Comparative Efficacy of Gingival Massage of Aloe-vera gel and Sidr Honey on Gingival health: a randomized clinical trial

Khalid

Ahmed

Farooqui

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Background Inflammation of gingival tissues in response to bacterial plaque accumulation is a key risk factor for the onset of gingivitis and progression towards periodontal inflammation. Thus, control of gingival inflammation is a prerequisite to sustain gingival health. Honey has been used in gingivitis and periodontal diseases for its antibacterial and healing properties, on the other hand, use of aloe-vera gel for its anti-inflammatory properties, has been reported in dentistry for many oral conditions. The main objective of the study was to find out the effects of gingival massage with aloe-vera gel and sidr honey as adjunct as well as the difference in the efficacy of aloe-vera gel and sidr honey in reducing clinical parameters. Method: 105 patients with gingivitis were selected in this single-blinded Randomized control clinical trial. At recruitment dental prophylaxis i-e ultra-sonic scaling (US) was performed. At baseline all clinical parameters, gingival index, plaque index and bleeding on probing were recorded. All the participants were then randomly divided into three groups, Group A: US & Gingival massage with aloe-vera gel, Group B: US & Gingival massage with Sidr honey and Group C US only. On 30th day of trial all the patients were re-examined for all the clinical parameters. Results: Gingival massage with both interventions showed statistically significant improvement in plaque index, gingival index and bleeding on probing. In Group A and B highly, significant differences were observed in plaque index (<0.001), gingival index (<0.001) and bleeding on probing after gingival massage with interventions when compared with control group. However, when group A was compared to group B significant differences were observed in gingival index. Conclusion This clinical trial showed that gingival massage with both naturopath’s aloe-vera gel and sidr honey had significant effect in reducing plaque index, gingival index and bleeding on probing when used as adjuncts in patients with gingivitis. However, sidr honey gingival massage was more effective than aloe-vera gel in comparison to control group. Trial Registration no: ClinicalTrials.gov, under the protocol ID NCT05231096 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05231096).

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Comparative Efficacy of Gingival Massage of Aloe-vera gel and Sidr Honey on Gingival health: a randomized clinical trial

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The Role of Toothbrushing in the Prevention and Treatment of Periodontal Disease: Personal Experience of Both Clinical and Experimental Observation for More than Thirty Years

Ishikawa

1988

Adv Dent Res.

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There have been dramatic developments in the theory and therapy of periodontal disease in the last few decades. This paper focuses on the role of toothbrushing in the treatment and prevention of periodontal disease, based on the author's personal experience gained from both clinical and experimental observations for more than 30 years. Even in the recent past, periodontal disease was considered to be untreatable because of various misconceptions regarding its etiology. Attention was concentrated mainly on systemic factors. As a result, periodontallyinvolved teeth were extracted mostly due to lack of technical know-how. The author devoted his primary investigative efforts to systemic factors and found that those were only minimally significant. Later, after using wild and captive monkeys to make extensive experimental studies on local factors, he was convinced that food habit (hard, fibrous, or soft) contributes directly to the etiology of periodontal disease which is restricted in the oral environment itself. Today it is well-established that accumulation of bacterial plaque on the tooth surface is the most important single factor responsible for periodontal disease, and systemic influence can merely modify the condition. Therefore, the accumulated plaque should be mechanically removed by toothbrushing. The essence of mechanical toothbrushing is not only to remove the plaque but also to compensate for the mechanical stimulation of the gingiva (gingival massage), which is lacking with modern soft food. This lecture reviews the effect of methodical toothbrushing obtained from both clinical and experimental studies in animals.

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Gingival Massage

Hirschfeld¹

1951

The Journal of the American Dental Association

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In Our Opinion: Is Massage a Valuable Treatment in Gingivitis and Periodontitis?

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Comparative Efficacy of Gingival Massage of Aloe-vera gel and Sidr Honey on Gingival health: a randomized clinical trial

Comparative Efficacy of Gingival Massage of Aloe-vera gel and Sidr Honey on Gingival health: a randomized clinical trial

The Role of Toothbrushing in the Prevention and Treatment of Periodontal Disease: Personal Experience of Both Clinical and Experimental Observation for More than Thirty Years

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