Evaluation of Photodynamic Therapy as an Adjunct to Non-surgical Treatment in Periodontitis in Smokers vs. Non-smokers

Early Phase 1CompletedNCT07697963

University of Pristina120 enrolled

Overview

Patients with moderate periodontal destruction underwent mechanical debridement of the pathological changes from the periodontal pockets in one of the randomly selected quadrants and in another, also randomly selected, quadrant. In addition to non-surgical debridement, photodynamic therapy was applied. This comparison between two treatment options was evaluated between subjects who smoke and non-smokers.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Periodontal Disease

Interventions

Scaling and root planing plus placeboPROCEDURE

Non-surgical treatment of periodontal pockets

Photodynamic therapy (PDT)COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Photodynamic therapy was applied to a previously treated pocket with non-surgical therapy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * at least two teeth with periodontal pockets up to 4 mm Exclusion Criteria: * less than two teeth with periodontal pockets

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Periodontal pocket depth reduction

Time frame: 6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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