"Effect of Scaling and Root Planing on Liver Function Test (Alanine Aminotransferase and Aspartate Aminotransferase) in Systemically Healthy - Chronic Periodontitis Subjects: a Clinical Trial."

Overview

Aim: To evaluate effect of non- surgical periodontal therapy on liver function in systemically healthy chronic periodontitis (CP) subjects. Materials and methods: The study is non surgical interventional trial, includes 50 CP subjects in the age group of 35- 60 years selected from the OPD (Out Patient Department) of department of periodontology Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College and Research center (TKDC and RC), Kolhapur. CP subjects were equally divided into test group and control group. Liver function test- aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were checked at baseline and at 1 month after treatment. Clinical examination includes plaque index, gingival index, sulcus bleeding index, probing depth, clinical attachment loss.

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