Assessment of Aloe Vera and Tulsi's Effectiveness in Treating Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Radha P Dalai; Ss Mohamed Abdulcader Riyaz; Minal Awinashe; Mohammed Almutairy; Ruhi Sidhu; Faris J Amlutairi; Vardarajula V Ramaiah

doi:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_190_23

Assessment of Aloe Vera and Tulsi's Effectiveness in Treating Oral Submucous Fibrosis

J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2023 Jul;15(Suppl 2):S1136-S1138. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_190_23. Epub 2023 Apr 28.

Authors

Radha P Dalai¹, Ss Mohamed Abdulcader Riyaz², Minal Awinashe³, Mohammed Almutairy⁴, Ruhi Sidhu⁵, Faris J Amlutairi⁶, Vardarajula V Ramaiah⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
² Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry in Ar Rass, Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry in Ar Rass, Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, MNDAV Dental College and Hospital, Tatul, Oachghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
⁶ Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry in Ar Rass, Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
⁷ Department of Dental Hygienic, College of Applied Health Sciences in Ar Rass, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Objectives: Aloe vera and tulsi were compared in this study to see how well they treated oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF).

Materials and method: The study involved thirty healthy volunteers aged from 20 to 55 without any systemic complications. The patients were given medications that needed to be applied two to three times daily. For four months, patients were followed up with monthly follow-up visits. The differences in the mouth opening and changes to the burning sensation on the visual analog scale (VAS) were statistically analyzed.

Results: Both the burning sensation and mouth opening showed a statistically significant improvement.

Conclusion: Tulsi and aloe vera provide a secure and effective method for treating OSMF symptoms.

Keywords: Aloe vera; Burning sensation; Mouth opening; Oral submucous fibrosis; Tulsi.