To evaluate the clinical changes following non surgical periodontal therapy alone versus tetracycline fiber therapy used adjunctively with scaling and root planning in the treatment of chronic periodontitis patients.

We report a patient with severe chronic periodontitis requiring regenerative periodontal surgery and different types of prosthesis in the maxillary and mandibular regions. The patient was a 57-year-old woman who presented with the chief complaint of occlusal pain. An initial clinical examination revealed that 73% of sites had a probing depth of ≥4 mm, and 60% of sites exhibiting bleeding on pro...

BACKGROUND Various studies have shown that non-surgical periodontal treatment is correlated with reduction in clinical parameters and plasma levels of inflammatory markers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of long-term weekly supragingival irrigations with aerosolized 0.5% hydrogen peroxide as maintenance therapy followed by non-surgical periodontal treatment on clinical paramet...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether non-surgical periodontal treatment is associated with changes in serological markers of systemic inflammation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-five systemically healthy subjects with severe generalized periodontitis meeting the inclusion criteria participated in a four-month single blind interventional trial of which thirty-two completed the study. Periodontal paramet...

Drugs in periodontal diseases have antimicrobial properties and have the ability to improve resistance against infection. These antimicrobials can be used systemically or locally. In earlier times clinical success of periodontal therapy included oral hygiene education and surgical or mechanical root debridement to remove sub-gingival pathology. In severe cases, chemotherapeutic agents may prove...

An increasing number of patients have become aware of the detrimental effects of periodontal disease and tooth-loss and they seek periodontal care. The cornerstone of management of chronic periodontitis is the non-surgical periodontal treatment. The primary goal of periodontal therapy is to preserve the natural dentition by achieving and maintaining a healthy functional periodontium. Many adjun...

1957 and applied to surgical procedures that ameliorated the relationship between gingiva and alveolar mucosa. Mucogingival surgery has evolved from traditional pocket therapy into a plastic surgical method that includes periodontal, peri-implant, and mucosal concerns (eg, papilla loss, buccal root recession, volumetric defects, unaesthetic or asymmetric gingiva), whether they are caused by ana...

Periodontitis is a bacterial initiated but host modulated chronic infection that leads to destruction of the connective tissue supporting the teeth. Immune and inflammatory response directed against specific bacteria and its products become responsible for the local periodontal tissue loss in susceptible persons. Non-surgical therapy has been the mainstay of periodontal management with mechanic...

BACKGROUND The specific advantage of administering systemic antibiotics during initial, non-surgical therapy or in the context of periodontal surgery is unclear. This study assesses the differential outcomes of periodontal therapy supplemented with amoxicillin-metronidazole during either the non-surgical or the surgical treatment phase. METHODS This is a single-center, randomized placebo-cont...