Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the use of the 10% aqueous extract produced from the bark of Myracrodruon Urundeuva Allemão (Aroeira do sertão), as a mouthwash, in the control of supragingival biofilm after gingivectomy with sufficiently invasive osteotomy. Case Details: A 21-year-old patient, leucoderma, with no systemic changes and with periodontal health in an intact periodontium who sought the Extension Project in Clinical and Surgical Periodontics (PROEPECC) in a city in Paraíba participated in the study, complained of dissatisfaction esthetics in the gingival contour. After the clinical, periodontal evaluation and oral hygiene guidance, plastic surgery was performed in the aesthetic area of the smile (from teeth 13 to 23), a mouthwash of 15 ml of the extract was performed twice a day for 14 days. In the postoperative period of 7, 15 and 21 days, plaque and bleeding rates were evaluated by probing in the operated region to observe the accumulation of biofilm and gingival inflammation. Final Considerations: When comparing the periods before and after the use of aroeira-do-sertão extract, there was a reduction in the accumulation of biofilm and less gingival inflammation, in the operated area, during the period of use of the extract in the form of mouthwash.