Minimally invasive non-surgical vs. surgical approach for periodontal intrabony defects: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Periodontal intrabony defects are usually treated surgically with the aim of increasing attachment and bone levels and reducing risk of progression. However, recent studies have suggested that a minimally invasive non-surgical therapy (MINST) leads to considerable clinical and radiographic defect depth reductions in intrabony defects. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of a modified MINST approach with a surgical approach (modified minimally invasive surgical therapy, M-MIST) for the treatment of intrabony defects.

Methods

This is a parallel-group, single-centre, examiner-blind non-inferiority randomised controlled trial with a sample size of 66 patients. Inclusion criteria are age 25-70, diagnosis of periodontitis stage III or IV (grades A to C), pr

SUBMITTER: Nibali L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6660941 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature