The effect of laser therapy on chronic gingival disease
- Conditions
- chronic periodontitis.Chronic inflammatory disease of supporting tooth structure
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015021021029N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Dental school of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
inclusion criteria:
1) Age = 18, 2) Systemically healthy, 3) Remaining teeth = 20, 4) Presence of three or more quadrants of mouth, each containing at least three sites with periodontal pocket depth (PPD) of 4-7 mm and clinical attachment level (CAL) of 2 mm or greater, 5) Signed inform consent form
exclusion criteria: 1) Smoking or alcoholism, 2) Pregnancy or lactating, 3) Consuming antimicrobial drugs (i.e. antibiotics) in the last 2 months, and 4) History of periodontal surgery in the last year
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pocket probing depth. Timepoint: Before Treatment, one month and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: probing with periodontal probe.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Clinical attachment level. Timepoint: Before Treatment , one month and 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: probing with periodontal probe.