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Abtract Title Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Green Coffee and Chlorhexidine Gel as a Local Drug Delivery in Periodontal Pocket in Chronic Periodontitis Patients": A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Introduction Green coffee beans are the normal coffee beans that haven not been roasted and are totally raw. phenolic chemicals present in coffee beans, such as chlorogenic acids (CGA), have many favourable effects like anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-obesity, anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive, anti-cancer, and neuroprotective properties. Green coffee beans extract are found to be active against the periodontal pathogens Materials & Methods This study was carried out in 45 systemically healthy patients with mild to moderate chronic periodontitis having minimum pocket depth of 5-7 mm .Scaling and root planing(SRP) was done. Patients were recalled after 3-4 weeks for rechecking of periodontal findings. Persistent pockets of minimum 4-6 mm were considered for the further study. Selected patients were randomly divided into 3 groups: Group A- subgingival application of green coffee gel (15 patients) Group B- subgingival application of chlorhexidine gel(CHX)(15 patients) Group C- SRP only (15 patients). In selected sites, subgingival plaque sample was collected by a sterile curette and Colony Forming Unit(CFU) was assessed. Subjects were recalled after 7 days for removal of the periodontal dressing. Reassessment of the clinical parameters like Plaque Index (PI), Gingival Index (GI), Sulcus Bleeding Index.(SBI),Probing Pocket Depth (PPD),Relative Attachment Level (RAL) was done at 1 and 3 month . CFU was assessed after 3 months. In between these appointments the patients were ask to maintain the oral hygiene. No other chemical plaque control measures were used during the trial period. Results All patients reported for the follow-up and showed good compliance. In the entire group the healing was uneventful, with no signs of swelling, inflammation or allergy For PI, GI, SBI, PPD on overall comparison there was highly statistical significant (p<0.001) decline in respect to change during study period in Green coffee and CHX group Conclusion The results exhibited that treating chronic periodontitis patients with subgingival delivery of green coffee gel following SRP was just as effective as treating them with subgingival delivery of chlorhexidine gel