Eficacia del gel con extracto de las hojas de Solanum Lycopersicum como terapia complementaria para la gingivitis inducida por placa

Abstract

Gingivitis has been treated conventionally and with natural medicine. The leaves of the tomato plant have been used as an alternative periodontal treatment; therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a gel prepared with the extract of the plant in the treatment of gingivitis induced by dental plaque. The study group was integrated by 30 patients diagnosed with gingivitis induced by dental plaque. The research was developed in two (2) stages: A pharmacology stage, in which was prepared de gel plus the extract of the leaves of tomato plants and a clinical stage, in which a clinical exam was carried out to each patient and treatments were applied to both, experimental and control groups. O´Leary, Gingival and Hemorrhagic indexes were measured before and after treatments application on both groups. The statistic analysis of the results was carried out, and for the three (3) indexes significant values were obtained, therefore, we conclude that the conventional treatment plus the use of the gel containing the extract of the tomato plant showed to be an effective therapy treatment to treat gingivitis induce by dental plaque.