Repeated subgingival oxygen irrigations in untreated periodontal patients.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of repeated subgingival oxygen irrigations in previously untreated deep periodontal pockets. 112 pockets > or = 4 mm were selected in 14 subjects. Probing attachment level and bleeding on probing were recorded, as well as the presence of disease-associated micro-organisms within the pocket. Subsequently, the pockets were irrigated with gaseous oxygen 1 x a week during a continuous 8-week period. Irrigations with nitrogen served as control. The re-evaluation of all clinical and microbiological parameters at the end of study revealed that repeated oxygen insufflations resulted in a significant clinical improvement of the periodontal baseline conditions superior to the one found in the control.

• Authors: U Schlagenhauf, V Horlacher, L Netuschil, M Brecx
• Journal: Journal of clinical periodontology (J Clin Periodontol) Vol. 21 Issue 1 Pg. 48-50 (Jan 1994) ISSN: 0303-6979 [Print] United States
• PMID: 8126244 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Oxygen

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Bacteria (isolation & purification)
• Colony Count, Microbial
• Female
• Gingiva
• Gingival Hemorrhage (therapy)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Oxygen (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Periodontal Attachment Loss (microbiology, therapy)
• Periodontal Diseases (microbiology, therapy)
• Periodontal Pocket (microbiology, therapy)
• Spirochaetales (isolation & purification)
• Therapeutic Irrigation