Clinical effects of additional use of erythritol powder air polishing device on non-surgical periodontal treatment in moderate chronic periodontitis
10.14368/jdras.2018.34.1.39
- Author:
Mun Young LEE
1
;
Eon Jeong PARK
;
Eun Young KWON
;
Hyun Joo KIM
;
Ju Youn LEE
;
Ji Young JOO
Author Information
1. Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry and Dental Research Institute, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Republic of Korea. joojy@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
periodontitis;
root planing;
dental scaling;
treatment outcome;
clinical study
- MeSH:
Chronic Periodontitis;
Clinical Study;
Dental Scaling;
Erythritol;
Gingival Recession;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Periodontal Pocket;
Periodontitis;
Root Planing;
Treatment Outcome
- From:Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
2018;34(1):39-45
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical effects of erythritol powder air polishing device (EPAP) in addition to scaling and root planing (SRP) in non-surgical periodontal treatment in moderate chronic periodontitis patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical evaluation was performed at 21 sites treated with SRP (control) and 21 sites treated with the addition of SRP+EPAP (test). All examinations were performed before treatment, 1 month after treatment, and 3 months after treatment. Depth of the periodontal pocket, gingival recession, clinical attachment level, plaque index, and bleeding of probing were measured as clinical parameters. RESULTS: In both test and control groups, there was a significant decrease in the depth of the periodontal pocket, plaque index, bleeding of probing, increased gingival recession, and gain of clinical attachment level at 1 month and 3 months after treatment. However, there was no significant clinical difference between the test group and the control group. Clinical result was improved after 1 month compared to the baseline; in contrast, results at 3 months after treatment were worse than at 1 month after treatment. CONCLUSION: In this study, we cannot suggest that SRP + EPAP is clinically more effective than SRP alone as non-surgical periodontal treatments. Periodic periodontal therapy, at intervals of at least every three months, is important for sustaining effects of this treatment.
