IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-6-11-13209 Original Research Paper ROLE OF ANTIOXIDANTS AS AN ADJUNCT TO THE PERIODONTAL TREATMENT–A PLACEBO CONTROLLED RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRAIL Krishna reddy Sunkireddy Dr. Santha kumari Prathypaty Dr. November 2017 6 11 01 02 ABSTRACT

 Periodontal treatment involves a multipronged approach and use of antimicrobial agents, anti –inflammatory agents both systemically and local has shown encouraging results although the results of many studies are not in unison, recent approach of using the Antioxidants as an adjunct to periodontal therapy has gained momentum hoping that they will minimize the host cell destruction by the superoxides or reactive oxygen species. Present study has evaluated the effect of Antioxides in the treatment of periodontitis, it has been observed that there were some initial improvements in the gingival bleeding scores in the Atioxidant group.