The effect of both the mechanical treatment and the topical metronidazol in reduccing the inflammation and depth of the periodontal pockets were assessed on the first bicuspids.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
20
Scaling and root planing is a deep cleaning below the gumline used to remove plaque and tartar that cover the root in the periodontal pockets. This intervention is carried out in both control and experimental sites
A gel (experimental: metronidazole VS control: carbopol) is introduced in the recently cleaned periodontal pocket. The allocation of either experimental or control gel was distributed randomly, being masked both the patient and the clinician.
Dental School of the Faculty of Medicine
Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Probing depth
Probing depth is assessed at 6 points around the first bicuspids (mesiovestibular, midvestibular, distovestibular, mesiolingual, midlingual, distolingual)
Time frame: Both one month and three months after root scaling
Mieloperoxidase ng/mL
The determination of the quantity of mieloperoxidase ng/mL was assessed from the crevicular fluid of the treated bicuspids
Time frame: Both one and three months after root scaling
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