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Dental Congress 2018 & World Dermatology 2018 Archives of General Internal Medicine | ISSN: 2591-7951 | Volume 2
WORLD DERMATOLOGY AND COSMETOLOGY CONGRESS
DENTISTRY AND ORAL HEALTH
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Jothi Varghese, Arch Gen Intern Med 2018, Volume 2 | DOI: 10.4066/2591-7951-C2-005
REVELATION OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS
OF OMEGA-3-FATTY ACID EXTRACT FOR
PERIODONTAL THERAPY
Jothi Varghese
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, India
The mouth harbors a rich, diverse and complex microbial community which
causes a series of inflammatory consequences of periodontal tissue
eventually resulting in alveolar bone loss and tooth-loss. There are various
antimicrobial agents that have been used for targeting these microorganisms
however with some limitations. Recently, nutrients rich in omega 3
polyunsaturated fatty acids have been utilized considering their health
benefits and antimicrobial benefit. Hence, the aim of this study was focused
to investigate the antimicrobial effect of omega 3 extract on the periodontal
biofilm. A total of 15 extracted human teeth was used for the study. The
teeth were decoronated and split longitudinally to form 30 radicular halves.
Following which, biofilm was cultured onto the radicular halves. The radicular
halveswere then randomly divided into three groups. Group I: tooth specimens
treated with test agent (omega 3 extract), group II: tooth specimens treated
with 0.2% chlorhexidine (CHX) and group III: tooth specimens treated with
deionized water. The reduction in antimicrobial load was checked by colony
forming units (CFU). The results of the study demonstrated the antimicrobial
effect of the omega-3 fatty acid extract to be like that of 0.2% chlorhexidine.
Hence, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid can be utilized as an adjunctive
antimicrobial aid for periodontal therapy.
Jothi Varghese has completed her graduation in Den-
tistry and post-graduation in Periodontology from the
renowned Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mani-
pal Academy of Higher Education, India. She has also
completed a certificate course on Laser Dentistry and
Bioethics and currently holds the post of an Associ-
ate Professor in the Department of Periodontology,
MCODS, MAHE, India. She is a reviewer to national
and international journals and has around 35 papers
published in reputed journals.
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