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Impact of Diode Laser as an Adjunct to Professional Mechanical Plaque Removal (PMPR) in Patients With Periodontitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Professional mechanical plaque removal and Laser and Professional mechanical plaque removal for Periodontitis and Pocket, Periodontal. Active but no longer recruiting, targeting 40 participants across 1 site.
Signals
Detailed Summary
This study will utilize diode laser to determine its effects on improving periodontal parameters and inflammatory biomarkers, comparing with conventional treatment alone, and evaluate its effectiveness in improving periodontal disease's clinical parameters. Several studies have compared the effects of lasers and conventional periodontal treatment, comparing only its microbiological and clinical parameter levels and therapy to determine their effectiveness in key periodontal pathogens eradication and their effects on improving the clinical parameters of periodontal disease, in this study, salivary biomarkers will be collected and assessed to do a comparison between two treatment modalities. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the effect of diode lasers on salivary biomarker levels.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
A diode laser will be used as an adjunct to mechanical plaque removal.
The patients will be treated in accordance with treatment guidelines for Stage III periodontitis issued by the European Federation of Periodontology (13). At baseline, oral hygiene instructions were given together with supra- and subgingival professional mechanical plaque removal (PMPR) using a combination of the ultrasonic scaler and hand instruments, according to the clinical situation. After completing treatment, patients will be asked to return at 1 month for review and again at 3 months to repeat the measurement of clinical parameters and collection of the saliva samples.