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Treatment of Periodontitis Using Er:YAG Laser vs. Conventional Treatment Modalities

NCT00669253 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2014-12-05

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Summary

Conventional non-surgical periodontal treatment, that is, root debridement using manual and ultrasonic means at baseline and surgery using the same means after 6 months in case of persistent deep pockets (Group 1)/ Er:YAG laser used in a non-surgical approach at baseline and surgery using the same laser after 6 months in case of persistent deep pockets (Group 2)/ Surgery at baseline using manual and ultrasonic means (Group 3). All patients will undergo supragingival maintenance on a yearly basis.

Conditions

  • Chronic Periodontitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Er: YAG Laser

Scaling and root planing at baseline and surgery for remaining deep pockets after 6 months both using Er:YAG laser

PROCEDURE

Conventional treatment 1(ultrasonic and manual means)

Scaling and root planing at baseline and surgery for remaining deep pockets after 6 months both using conventional methods : ultrasonic and manual means

PROCEDURE

Conventional treatment 2 (ultrasonic and manual means)

Surgery at baseline for all deep pockets using conventional methods: ultrasonic and manual means

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hugo De Bruyn, MD, Phd · University Hospital, Ghent

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-06-30
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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