Clinical and microbiological benefits of strict supragingival plaque control as part of the active phase of periodontal therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To compare the clinical and microbiological effects of scaling and root planing (SRP) alone or combined with mechanical [professional plaque control (PPC)] or chemical [chlorhexidine rinsing (CHX)] control of supragingival plaque in the treatment of chronic periodontitis.

Material and methods

Sixty subjects were randomly assigned to receive SRP alone or combined with PPC (twice a week) or with CHX rinsing (twice a day). The adjunctive treatments began with SRP and were continued for 42 days. Clinical and microbiological examinations were performed at baseline, 2 and 6 months post-therapy. Subgingival plaque samples were analysed for 38 bacterial species by checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization.

Results

The two test treatments were more effective in improving probing

SUBMITTER: Feres M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2744842 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature