Assessment of Attachment Level by Laser in Pocket Therapy

  • Suraksha Subedi Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara
  • Sudhir S Patil Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa
  • Bikash Kumar Baniya Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa
  • Soni Bista Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, Gandaki Medical College, Pokhara
  • Barsha Kafle Mantrana Dental Home, Biratnagar
  • Niva Shrestha Smile Zone- Multispeciality Dental and Orthodontic center, Kallimati
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i02.4090

Abstract

Background: Scaling and root planing is the gold standard non-surgical therapy in patients with periodontitis. However, mechanical debridement alone may not eradicate all periopathogens from subgingival niches. Adjunctive use of diode laser in pocket therapy may improve tissue healing by its bactericidal and detoxification effects in subgingival areas. The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare effectiveness of scaling and root planing alone and scaling and root planing along with diode laser in chronic periodontitis patients.
Methods: This is a prospective comparative study conducted in which 30 chronic periodontitis patients with at least one site with clinical attachment loss ?3mm in each contralateral quadrant were included and divided into Site A (control) scaling and root planing only and Site B (test) scaling and root planing with diode laser therapy. Clinical parameters (Plaque Index, Gingival Index, Probing Pocket Depth and Clinical Attachment Level) were recorded at baseline, one month and three months postoperatively and compared. Student’s t-test was used to analyze intra and inter site mean variation.
Results: Site A and Site B showed significant improvements in clinical parameters at three months postoperatively (p ?0.05) with better improvement observed in Site B (p ?0.05).  
Conclusions: The use of diode laser as an adjunct to scaling and root planing can be considered as an effective treatment modality for the management of chronic periodontitis than scaling and root planing alone.
Keywords: Chronic periodontitis; diode laser; root planning; scaling

Published
2022-11-02
How to Cite
SubediS., PatilS. S., Baniya B. K., BistaS., KafleB., & ShresthaN. (2022). Assessment of Attachment Level by Laser in Pocket Therapy. Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 20(02), 436-440. https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v20i02.4090
Issue
Vol. 20 No. 02 (2022): Issue 55 April-June, 2022
Section
Original Article

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