A randomized multi-centre study on the effectiveness of non-surgical periodontal therapy in general practice.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate the effectiveness of two non-surgical treatment protocols for periodontitis patients in general dental practice.

Materials and methods

Ninety-five dental hygienists (59 dental clinics) were randomly assigned to one of two treatment protocols: (i) establishment of adequate self-performed oral hygiene prior to a single session of ultrasonic instrumentation (guided periodontal infection control [GPIC]) or (ii) conventional non-surgical therapy (CNST) including patient education and scaling and root planing integrated in multiple sessions. Residual pockets at 3 months were retreated in both groups. The primary outcome was pocket closure (probing pocket depth ≤ 4 mm) at 6 months. Multilevel models were utilized.

Results

Based on data from 615 patients, no s

SUBMITTER: Tomasi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796759 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature