Application of Photodynamic therapy in the treatment of gum disease
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- chronic periodontitis.Chronic periodontitis
- Registration Number
- IRCT201011261150N4
- Lead Sponsor
- aser Research Center of Dentistry (LRCD)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 16
Inclusion Criteria
clinically diagnosis of advanced chronic periodontitis with more than 3 mm clinical attachment loss; presence of at least two teeth with probing depth of 4 to 6 mm without furcation involvment in each quadrant; at least 16 remaining teeth. Exclusion criteria: periodontal treatment in the past 12 months; evidence of systemic disease related to periodontal problems; use of antibiotics for the past 6 months; pregnancy; addiction to any kind of drugs; smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Probing pocket depth. Timepoint: Baseline, one month, three month. Method of measurement: Probing pocket depth was measured to nearest millimeter from gingival margin to base of the clinical pocket by William`s periodontal probe.;Clinical attachment loss. Timepoint: Baseline, one month, three month. Method of measurement: it was calculated as distance in millimeter from a cement-enamel junction to the bottom of probable pocket at experimental sites.;Bleeding upon probing. Timepoint: Baseline, one month, three month. Method of measurement: recording the presence or the absence of bleeding up to 30 second after probing with a William`s periodontal probe. Bop was measure in 6 sites per each tooth.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Plaque index. Timepoint: baseline, One month, Three month. Method of measurement: plaque index for teeth number 16,12,24,36,32,44 was evaluated according to silness index were scored between 0 to 3.