A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF OXYGEN RELEASING ORAL GEL AND 0.8 PERCENTAGE HYALURONIC ACID GEL IN THE TREATMENT OF CLASS II FURCATION DEFECTS A CLINICO – RADIOGRAPHIC STUDY

· Periodontitis is a complex multifactorial disease, characterized by clinical attachment loss (CAL) and formation of osseous deformities, including furcation and intra bony defects.

· The furcation can be defined as the anatomic area of a multirooted tooth in which the roots diverge. Furcation invasion or involvement is the result of pathologic resorption of the supporting alveolar bone within a furcation, typically derived from the progression of chronic or aggressive periodontitis.

· Molar furcation involvement is one of the most common dento-alveolar sequelae of periodontal disease. The application of a specific treatment method for furcation involvement requires a thorough understanding of tooth anatomy, etiologic factors, and the biologic basis for treatment modalities.

· Oxygen releasing oral gel has the particularity to release oxygen at a therapeutic concentration in the affected tissues. The therapeutic effects of blue m gel are neovascularization, removal of toxins, stimulation and formation of new blood cells, increasing the production of stem cells, which leads to more rapid healing, antibacterial effect, antihistamine effect, antimycotic effect.

· Hyaluronic acid (HA) maintains cell viability, and increases proliferation and early osteogenic differentiation.

· HA accelerates cell differentiation and migration during tissue formation and repair process has been utilized in non-surgical periodontal therapy, peri-implantitis management, root coverage procedures, management of furcation involvement, and socket preservation.

Thus, this the kind of first study to assess the efficacy of oxygen releasing oral gel and hyaluronic acid gel in the treatment of Class II Furcation Defect.