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Evaluation of Photodynamic Therapy as an Adjunct to Non-surgical Treatment in Periodontitis in Smokers vs. Non-smokers
Sponsor: University of Pristina
Summary
Patients with moderate periodontal destruction underwent mechanical debridement of the pathological changes from the periodontal pockets in one of the randomly selected quadrants and in another, also randomly selected, quadrant. In addition to non-surgical debridement, photodynamic therapy was applied. This comparison between two treatment options was evaluated between subjects who smoke and non-smokers.
Official title: Comparison of Photodynamic Therapy vs. Non-surgical Periodontal Treatment in Patients Who Smoke vs. Non-smokers
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2015-01-05
Completion Date
2015-12-15
Last Updated
2026-07-13
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Scaling and root planing plus placebo
Non-surgical treatment of periodontal pockets
Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
Photodynamic therapy was applied to a previously treated pocket with non-surgical therapy