
Treatment of Periodontitis With Er:YAG Laser
Generalized Moderate Chronic PeriodontitisGeneralized Severe Chronic Periodontitis1 moreThe purpose of this research project is to gain information on the best and most comfortable way to treat the periodontal disease. The main objective is to compare the efficacy of conventional scaling and root planning compared to laser scaling for the non-surgical treatment of periodontal disease. Both therapies have shown to be effective and are regularly used in the dental clinic.

A Danish Nationwide Longitudinal Study on Prevalence of Periodontitis and Its Co-morbidities
PeriodontitisDiabetes Mellitus3 moreThe project (PlanPerioMed) is a register-based study evaluating the associations and patterns of health care delivery between periodontitis and medical diseases using data from the Danish dental record system Dentalsuite (Plandent A/S) and national Danish health care registries with three overall hypotheses/ aims: Determine the extent to which periodontitis in registry data is associated with more odontological treatment services and treatment frequency. Determine if patients with systemic diseases attend dentists more frequently and receive more treatment services per patient than the population without these diseases. Determine to which extent periodontitis and received periodontal treatment affects the risk of medical diseases. The study will focus on association and trajectories of periodontitis and its treatment with three medical diseases, namely, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2 DM), Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). The dataset consists of approximately 4,000,000 people aged between 18 and 99 years attending private practice in Denmark. The results from PlanPerioMed study are likely to have ramifications for treatment guidelines for other periodontitis comorbidities, e.g. CVD and DM, and will thereby improve the quality of life for a wide range of patients and reduce long-term societal health care expenses related to periodontitis and its comorbidities.

Effects of Azithromycin as an Adjunct to Scaling and Root Planning in the Treatment of Periodontitis...
PeriodontitisThe growing interest in the possibilities of modulating macrophages in inflammatory diseases with therapeutic purpose has prompted the development of new approaches for the treatment of periodontitis. This randomized add-on open clinical study evaluated the short-term effects of azithromycin (Az) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) in patients with chronic periodontitis. The investigators measured periodontal parameters, and collected gingival biopsies from patients with periodontitis (P group, n=50) before and 1 month after scaling and root planning (SRP group, n=25), after scaling and root planning with oral azithromycin administration (Az group, n=25), and from periodontally healthy individuals (H group, n=25). The last served as a reference group. Macrophage subpopulations were identified through immunohistochemistry as single positive CD68+ and CD163+ cells. The levels of M1-, and M2-related cytokines (IL1-β, IL-6, IL-10, TGF-β) assay in the tissue culture medium was provided by ELISA. The data were statistically analyzed by appropriate methods. The null hypothesis tested was that L-arginine and L-ornithine have no influences on CD68+ and CD163+ Mφs densities.

Efficacy of PRF Application on Clinical Parameters and GCF Platelet-derived Growth Factor-BB and...
PeriodontitisDetermine the efficacy of the non-invasive application of PRF on periodontal clinical parameters(pocket reduction) and the levels of PDGF-BB and Periostin in the gingival crevicular fluid.

Er:YAG Laser Treatment of Moderate Chronic Periodontitis
Chronic PeriodontitisGeneralized1 moreThe Er:YAG laser possesses specific characteristics allowing to be used in non-surgical periodontal treatment. The aim of the resent study was to evaluate the long-term clinical effectiveness of Er:YAG laser monotherapy in the treatment of moderate chronic periodontitis and to compare it with conventional hand instrumentation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 451 teeth (1,099 periodontal pockets) from 30 patients with moderate chronic periodontitis (initial probing pocket depth 4 to 6 mm) were allocated for subgingival scaling and root planing in two groups - hand instrumentation (control) and Er:YAG laser instrumentation with 100mJ/15Hz (test). Using a computerized periodontal probe, patients were examined for probing pocket depth (PPD), gingival recession (GR), clinical attachment level (CAL), bleeding on probing (BOP), plaque presence (FMPS) at baseline, one, three, six and 12 months after instrumentation.

Quantitation of Bacteria Associated With Severe Periodontitis by Real -Time PCR Following Application...
Periodontal PocketPrimary objective To measure the gingival crevicular levels of A.actinomycetemcomitans and P.gingivalis after intra-pocket application of diode laser in severe periodontitis (stage 3 grade C) patients. Secondary objective To compare the levels of the same microorganisms as in cases of diode laser therapy to those after conventional treatment with systemic antibiotic administration in severe periodontitis (stage 3 grade C) patients. to measure clinical parameters probing depth,attachment loss and mobility grade

Clinical and Microbiological Efficacy of Chloramine and Hyaluronic Acid Gels in Non-surgical Periodontitis...
PeriodontitisThe aim of the study is to investigate clinical and microbiological effects of subgingival application of chloramine (Perisolv) and hyaluronic acid (Hyadent BG) gels as adjuncts to scaling and root planing in non-surgical periodontitis treatment.

Gingival Crevicular Fluid, Salivary, and Serum Biomarkers Levels in Periodontal Treatment
Periodontal HealthPeriodontitisThe present study aimed to assess the effect of non-surgical periodontal treatment on gingival crevicular fluid (GCF), saliva, and serum IL-26, IL-6, and IL-10 levels in stage III grade B periodontitis (SIII-GB-P) and C periodontitis (SIII-GC-P) patients. 25 periodontally healthy, 25 SIII-GB-P, and 25 SIII-GC-P participants were enrolled. At baseline, GCF, saliva, and serum samples were collected and the whole mouth clinical periodontal parameters were recorded. Periodontitis patients received non-surgical periodontal treatment (NSPT). Clinical parameters and samples were re-collected at 1 and 3 months after NSPT. GCF, saliva, and serum IL-26, IL-6, and IL-10 were analyzed by ELISA. Data were analyzed using appropriate statistical tests.

Bone Regenerative Techniques in Endodontic Microsurgery
Apical PeriodontitisThe purpose of this randomized controlled clinical trial was to evaluate two dimensionally and 3-dimensionally the effect of resorbable collagen-based bone filling material on periapical healing following endodontic microsurgery (EMS) on endodontic lesions presenting four-wall defect.

Diode Laser With Periodontal Flap Surgery in Periodontitis
PeriodontitisAggressive2 moreThe authors theorize that periodontal flap surgery therapy with adjunctive DL therapy might bring favourable therapy results (clinical and bacterial parameters) in patients with stage 3-grade C periodontitis. Therefore, the goal of this split-mouth randomized clinical trial was to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of the treatment results for DL assisted modified Widman Flap (MWF) surgery (test site) with MWF surgery alone (control site) in periodontitis patients with stage 3-grade C by determining the changes in clinical parameters and bacterial load of pathogens (P.g., T.d., Camplyobacter rectus (C.r.), Prevotella intermedia (P.i.), T.f., A.a.) at preoperative and following MWF surgery at 6th week, 3rd and 6th months