Efficacy of Herbal Dentifrice in Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis

Inclusion Criteria:

• The patient should be in good general health as determined by the Investigator/medical expert;

• The patient should agree not to participate in any other oral/dental product studiesduring the course of this study;

• The patient should agree to delay any dental treatment until the study has beencompleted;

• The patient should agree to abstain from the use of any non-study oral hygieneproducts;

• The patient should exhibit adequate oral hygiene (i.e., brush teeth daily andexhibit no signs of oral neglect);

• The patient should agree to return for all scheduled visits and follow studyprocedures;

• The patient should have a minimum of 20 teeth

• The periodontal status of the patient should be Mild to moderate periodontitis (AAPclassification 1999)

• The oral status of the patient should be as follows:

Plaque index (Silness & Löe 1964)>2 Gingival Index (Löe and Silness 1963) >1.5 Modified Sulcus Bleeding Index (Mombelli et al 1987) >1 PPD > 4mm

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of any condition, abnormality or situation at baseline that in the opinionof the Principal Investigator may preclude the volunteer's ability to comply withstudy requirements, including completion of the study or the quality of the data

• Pregnant females

• Patients having history of Tobacco use

• Patients with Sjögren's disease

• Patients having immune deficiency diseases, i.e., HIV or AIDS

• Patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus

• Patients taking anti TNF-alpha medication for rheumatoid arthritis

• Patients taking anti-inflammatory, analgesic, or psychotropic drugs,

• Patients having self-reported eating disorders, uncontrolled gastroesophageal refluxdisease (GERD or Acid Reflux), excessive dietary or environmental exposure to acids,or other systemic conditions that are predisposing to dentinal hypersensitivity;

• Patients with a history or presence of kidney disorders, kidney stones, celiacdisease, inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease), chronicpancreatitis, have had intestinal or weight-loss surgery, or if have stomach orintestinal problems that keep them from absorbing certain foods or nutrients;

• The teeth will be excluded from study measurements if they have deep, defective, orfacial restorations; have full crowns, extensive caries, cracked enamel, or areabutment teeth for fixed or removable prosthesis;

• The teeth having endo-perio lesion.