Efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in the management of chronic periodontitis: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Joseph, Betsy; Sekhar Prasanth, Chandra; Vijayakumari Baiju, Kamalasanan; Janam, Prasanthila; Subhash, Narayanan

doi:10.1111/jcpe.12249

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Efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in the management of chronic periodontitis: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Published in Journal Of Clinical Periodontology • Mar 12, 2014

Authors:

Betsy Joseph

Chandra Sekhar Prasanth

Kamalasanan Vijayakumari Baiju

Abstract

AIM: To evaluate the potential of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) in the treatment of chronic periodontitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In a single-centred randomized and controlled clinical trial, 90 patients (51 females and 39 males) with untrea...

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Medicine

Chronic periodontitis

Scaling and root planing

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