Role of low-level laser therapy as an adjunct to initial periodontal treatment in type 2 diabetic patients: a split-mouth randomized, controlled clinical trial
- Conditions
- type 2 Diabetes mellitus (DM) patients were screened. Among the type 2 DM patients,patients with moderate to severe chronic periodontitis,were selected for the study.diabetes mellitus,scaling,root planing,chronic periodontitis,laser therapy
- Registration Number
- TCTR20150730001
- Lead Sponsor
- /A
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 22
Among the type 2 DM patients, patients with moderate to severe chronic periodontitis, were selected for the study29, and periodontal disease severity was defined according to Page and Eke.30 Moderate periodontitis was defined as two or more interproximal sites, not on the same tooth, with CAL >4 mm or two or more interproximal sites, not on the same tooth, with PD >5 mm. Severe periodontitis was defined two or more interproximal sites with CAL ≥6 mm, not on the same tooth, and one or more interproximal sites with PD ≥5 mm.
Exclusion criteria were any kind of periodontal treatment during the last 6 months or use of antibiotics during the last 3 months, acute oral or systemic infection, periodontal abscess, hemorrhagic disorders, autoimmune diseases, pregnancy, or <15 teeth and partial dentures. Teeth with a mobility grade of III or pockets deeper than 10 mm in the studied areas were not evaluated.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method bleeding on probing changes over the 3-month follow-up period dichotomous measurement of bleding (presence or absence) in periodontal pockets
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method probing depth at baseline, 3rd month probing with a periodontal Williams probe, calibrated in millimeters