Abstract | OBJECTIVE: MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-four patients with untreated chronic periodontitis were treated using a split-mouth study design in which each side was randomly treated by SRP alone (control group) or KTP laser (0.8W, time on 50 ms, time off 50 ms, 30 s, 532 nm) followed by SRP (test group). In the distribution of the teeth (total = 124 teeth) in the patients, 106 (86%) were molars and 18 (14%) were premolars. The selected teeth were probed with a pressure-controlled probe, guided by stents. Clinical periodontal parameters including plaque index (PI), bleeding on probing (BOP), probing pocket depth ( PPD) and probing attachment level (PAL) were recorded at baseline and at 2 and 12 months following therapy. RESULTS: Statistical analysis demonstrated no differences between groups at baseline for all parameters (p > 0.05). BOP and PPD reductions and PAL gains were statistically significant both between baseline and 2 months and between baseline and 12 months in both groups (p < 0.05). The test group showed a greater reduction in PPD compared to the control group (p < 0.05). In addition, the test group showed a greater probing attachment gain compared to the control group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Alparslan Dilsiz, Semanur Sevinc |
Journal | Acta odontologica Scandinavica
(Acta Odontol Scand)
Vol. 72
Issue 8
Pg. 681-6
(Nov 2014)
ISSN: 1502-3850 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 24646100
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Chronic Periodontitis
(therapy)
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Dental Plaque Index
- Dental Scaling
(methods)
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Lasers, Solid-State
(therapeutic use)
- Low-Level Light Therapy
(methods)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Periodontal Attachment Loss
(classification, therapy)
- Periodontal Index
- Periodontal Pocket
(classification, therapy)
- Root Planing
(methods)
- Treatment Outcome
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