Efficacy of Complex Phytoadaptogenes as an Adjunct to Non-surgical Periodontal Treatment in Patients With Chronic Periodontitis: a Randomized Clinical Trial

The aim of this study was to increase the effectiveness of treatment and prevention of chronic generalized periodontitis and increase remission periods by including chronotherapy with complex phytoadaptogens (CFA) into the non-surgical periodontal treatment (NSPT).

Methods: Thirty systemically healthy patients, who had generalized chronic periodontitis with probing pocket depth (PPD) ≥5 mm, plaque index score <1,5 and the ability to maintain optimum oral hygiene after the initial phase of treatment, were included in the present investigation. Patients were divided into 3 groups: 1 Group - control (10 students with healthy periodontium); 2 Group - 10 patients receiving standard non-surgical periodontal treatment (NSPT); 3 Group - CFA application (10 patients receiving NSPT + 28-day chronotherapy with complex phytoadaptogens (CFA)). Control examinations were carried out in the following periods: before, after and 6 months after treatment. After each study time point the patients were able to visit the dental office to assess the periodontal status. The examination included the following:

1. Estberg questionnaire to determine the chronotype once before treatment;
2. Simplified Oral Hygiene Index John C. Greene Jack R. Vermillion (1964) (OHI-S);
3. Sulcus Bleeding Index Muhleman. H.R (1975) (SBI);
4. Periodontal Index Rusell. A.L (1956) (PI);
5. Doppler ultrasound. Patients of 2 and 3 groups received oral hygiene instructions (including brushing technique, the use of interdentally flosses, and/or brushes), NSPT (mouth scaling and root planing using an ultrasonic scaler UDS-L LED (Woodpecker, China) and Graceys curettes (Hu Friedy, Chicago, USA)). The treated periodontal pockets were irrigated with 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate. Patients were given recommendation to rinse their mouth three times daily for 14 days using 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate Statistical Analysis: Statistical analyses were performed using Statistica 10,0 software ("StatSoft, Inc", Russia). Data were investigated by nonparametric method with determination of median (Md) and interquantile ranges (25th and 75th percentile) due to the small number of variants in the sample (Wilcoxon test). Data were compared before, after and 6 months after treatment. Statistically significant differences in all statistical tests was set to P<0.05.