Limited evidence shows short-term benefit of probiotics when used as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of chronic periodontitis

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 109-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satish Kumar ◽  
Parthasarathy Madurantakam
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Periodontitis ◽  
Scaling And Root Planing ◽  
Limited Evidence ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Root Planing ◽  
Term Benefit

Short-Term Clinical and Immunologic Effects of Scaling and Root Planing With Er:YAG Laser in Chronic Periodontitis

2008 ◽  
Vol 79 (7) ◽  
pp. 1158-1167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz M.V. Lopes ◽  
Rosemary Adriana C. Marcantonio ◽  
Gloria M.A. Thompson ◽  
Lucia H.M. Neves ◽  
Letícia H. Theodoro
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Periodontitis ◽  
Er:Yag Laser ◽  
Scaling And Root Planing ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Root Planing

scholarly journals Clinical and microbiological effects of adjunctive photodynamic diode laser therapy in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: A randomized clinical trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-197
Author(s):  
Sahana Mallineni ◽  
Sreenivas Nagarakanti ◽  
Sumanth Gunupati ◽  
Ramesh Reddy BV ◽  
Mahaboob V Shaik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Periodontitis ◽  
Scaling And Root Planing ◽  
Invasive Treatment ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Root Planing ◽  
Probing Depth ◽  
Tissue Healing ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Bactericidal Effects ◽  
Microbiological Parameters

Background. Conventional mechanical debridement alone cannot eliminate bacteria and their products from periodontal pockets. Adjunctive therapies improve tissue healing through detoxification and bactericidal effects. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive treatment procedure that involves the use of a dye as a photosensitizer to attach to the target cell and be activated by a photon of an appropriate wavelength. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of PDT in treating periodontitis as an adjunct to scaling and root planing. Methods. Fifteen subjects with chronic periodontitis were treated randomly with scaling and root planing (SRP), followed by a single PDT (test) or SRP (control) episode alone. Full-mouth plaque index (PI), sulcus bleeding index (SBI), probing depth (PD), and clinical attachment level (CAL) were assessed at baseline and 1-month and 3-month intervals. Microbiological evaluation of Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) in subgingival plaque samples was performed using a commercially available real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results. The results revealed a significant difference in PI, SBI, PD, CAL, and microbiological parameters between the groups one and three months after treatment. Conclusion. A combination of PDT and SRP gave rise to a significant improvement in clinical and microbiological parameters in patients with chronic periodontitis.

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF EFFICACY OF SCALING AND ROOT PLANING WITH AND WITHOUT CHLORHEXIDINE CHIP AND DIODE LASER IN CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS PATIENTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Reya Shree ◽  
Varun Dahiya ◽  
Pradeep Shukla ◽  
Prerna Kataria ◽  
Mona Dagar
Keyword(s):  
Diode Laser ◽  
Chronic Periodontitis ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Clinical Parameters ◽  
Scaling And Root Planing ◽  
Pocket Depth ◽  
Probing Pocket Depth ◽  
Root Planing ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Laser Group

Introduction: The motive of the present study is to comparatively measure the competence and effectiveness of diode laser and chlorhexidine chip as adjuncts to the scaling and root planing procedure, in patients with chronic periodontitis. Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of diode laser and chlorhexidine chip before and after scaling and root planing in the management of chronic periodontitis. The objective is to compare the efficacy of chlorhexidine chip and diode laser before and after scaling and root planning on clinical parameters. Study and design: Randomized clinical trial with split mouth design done in the Department of Periodontics and Implantology. Materials and methods: Twenty chronic periodontitis patients having a probing pocket depth of 5mm-7mm on at least one interproximal site in each quadrant of the mouth were selected in the study. After initial treatment, four sites in each patient were randomly subjected to scaling and root planing (control), chlorhexidine chip application (CHX chip group), diode laser (810 nm) decontamination (Diode laser group) or combination of both (Diode laser and chip group). All subjects received a clinical periodontal examination by single examiner who recorded all the variables by manual procedure. Clinical parameters namely Plaque index (PI), Gingival Index (GI), probing pocket depth (PPD) and clinical attachment level (CAL) were assessed at baseline, one month and three months. Results were statistically analysed using one-way ANOVA followed by Post Hoc Analysis. Results: The differences in PPD reduction and CAL gain between control group and CHX chip and combination groups were statistically significant (p<0.05) at three months, whereas, the diode laser group did not show any significant difference from the control group. Conclusion: Within the limitations in the present study, the following conclusions were derived, i.e., chlorhexidine local delivery alone or in combination with diode laser decontamination is effective in improving oral hygiene, reducing gingival inflammation, reducing probing pocket depth and improving clinical attachment levels when used as adjuncts to scaling and root planing in non-surgical periodontal therapy of patients with chronic periodontitis. Keywords: Diode laser decontamination, Local drug delivery, Scaling and root planing.

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