Novel Photosensitizer in The Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the periodontal outcomes after applying antimicrobial photodynamic therapy with a novel photosensitizer as compared to LASER assisted scaling and root planing alone.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: SVS Institute of Dental Sciences

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Systemically healthy male and female patients of age 30-60 years with generalized probing pocket depths (PPD) indicative of chronic periodontitis and with atleast two sites with PPD ≥5mm in each quadrant

Exclusion Criteria:

• Medically compromised patients, Subjects with a history of periodontal intervention within 6 months of the commencement of the study and smokers