The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of periodontal treatment associated with the use of a tongue scraper, compared with the same treatment combined with antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT), in reducing halitosis in individuals with periodontal disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The main question it aims to answer is: aPDT treatment is more effective in treating halitosis? aPDT treatment is more effective in periodontitis? Researchers will compare aPDT treatment to conventional treatment (scaling and root planning and tongue scraper) to see if aPDT has additional effects in reducing halitosis and improving periodontal health. * Participants will be asked to visit the clinic once a week for exam and treatment during 1 month. * After active treatment they will be asked to come to maintenance and control visits once a month until 6 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
32
Mechanical removal of biofilm in periodontal pockets and tongue
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in periodontal pockets and tongue
Bauru School of Dentistry
Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
RECRUITINGHalitosis
Measurement of oral volatile compounds by gas chromatography
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months
Probing depth
Measurement in milimeters of the periodontal pocket
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months
Clinical Attachment level
Measuremet in milimeters from cementoenamel junction to bottom of the pocket
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months
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