Adjunctive Diode Laser Therapy in Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy

Tel Aviv University20 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of adjunctive application of diode laser to mechanical, non-surgical root surface debridement in patients attending periodontal office. The main question it aims to answer is: To compare the clinical effectiveness of adjunctive application of a 940-nm diode laser with root surface debridement to the effectiveness of root surface debridement alone. This study is a split-mouth design, where each quadrant will be randomly allocated to one of the following groups: Control group (root surface debridement - RsD): scaling and root planing alone. Laser group (RsD + laser): scaling and root planing with adjunctive diode laser therapy Quadrants will be randomly allocated to the treatment groups

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Periodontal Disease Periodontal Pockets Periodontal Attachment Loss

LASER assisted SRPDEVICE

Two quadrants will be treated mechanically (ScR) with adjunctive diode laser and another two quadrants mechanically (ScR) only

RsDDEVICE

mechanical root surface debridement with periodontal curettes

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Systemically healthy patients 2. Each patient should have more than 20 teeth remaining, and at least 5 teeth per quadrant 3. Each patient presented ≥ 30% of sites involved 4. At least 2 teeth with a probing depth of ≥ 5 mm in each quadrant, with evident radiographic bone loss. Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of systemic diseases affecting the periodontium 2. Smokers and alcoholic patients 3. Use of medication within the last 6 months, which might affect the periodontal status 4. Pregnant and lactating women 5. Patients who had any periodontal treatment ≤ 12 months before the examination.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

PPD

periodontal pocket depth

Time frame: prior to treatment and 12 weeks and 6 months after treatment

Secondary Outcomes

CAL

clinical attachment level

Time frame: prior to treatment and 12 weeks and 6 months after the treatment

BOP

bleeding on probing