Abstract | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Twenty participants with chronic periodontitis having probing pocket depths (PDs) of ≥5 mm were selected for the study. Patients were randomly divided into control group and test group with ten patients in each group. Full-mouth SRP was performed in both the groups, followed by PDT in test group. Assessment of plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), PD, and clinical attachment level (CAL) was done at baseline and after 3 months. Microbiological assessment of Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia, and Treponema denticola was done by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) at baseline and 3 months after the therapy. RESULTS: There was a significant reduction in PI, GI, PD, CAL, and microbiologic parameters in test group, following SRP and PDT, when compared with SRP alone in control group. CONCLUSION:
PDT in conjunction with SRP has shown additional improvement in periodontal parameters when compared to SRP alone and has a beneficial effect in chronic periodontitis patients.
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Authors | K Ravi Raj, Svvs Musalaiah, M Nagasri, P Aravind Kumar, P Indeevar Reddy, M Greeshma |
Journal | Indian journal of dental research : official publication of Indian Society for Dental Research
(Indian J Dent Res)
2016 Sep-Oct
Vol. 27
Issue 5
Pg. 483-487
ISSN: 1998-3603 [Electronic] India |
PMID | 27966504
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Chronic Periodontitis
(microbiology, therapy)
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Dental Plaque Index
- Dental Scaling
(methods)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Photochemotherapy
(methods)
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Porphyromonas gingivalis
- Root Planing
(methods)
- Tannerella forsythia
- Treatment Outcome
- Treponema denticola
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