Title
Curcumin versus propolis gel adjunctive to scaling and root planing in chronic periodontitis: A comparative study
Authors
Diksha Singh*, Amit Wadhawan & Prashant Tyagi
Affiliation
Department of Periodontology, Shree Bankey Bihari Dental College and Research Centre, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Diksha Singh - E-mail: dikshaofficialsingh@gmail.com
Amit Wadhawan - E-mail: dramit21@gmail.com
Prashant Tyagi - E-mail: prashanttyagiperio@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026
Abstract
Local herbal drug delivery may enhance non-surgical periodontal therapy by sustaining anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity at periodontal sites. This study randomized 15 systemically healthy patients aged 30-60 years to scaling and root planing (SRP) alone, SRP plus curcumin gel, or SRP plus propolis gel and recorded plaque index, gingival index, probing pocket depth and relative attachment level through 6 months. All groups showed clinical improvement, with propolis producing the greatest improvement in plaque and gingival indices and curcumin showing a notable gain in relative attachment level. Adjunctive herbal therapy also reduced probing depth, although the pattern of benefit differed between the two test gels. Thus, curcumin and propolis gels are useful adjuncts to SRP, with propolis showing more consistent overall benefit and curcumin showing promise for attachment gain.
Keywords
Chronic periodontitis, propolis, curcumin, local drug delivery (LLD), scaling and root planing (SRP)
Citation
Singh et al. Bioinformation 22(8): 5454-5457 (2026)
Edited by
Hiroj Bagde
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
