Clinical and Microbiological Evaluation of Diode Laser and Systemic Doxycycline as an Additive to Scaling and Root Planing for Stage II and Stage III Periodontitis Patients
Tapaswi A Kamble,
Neeraj C Deshpande,
Monali Shah
et al.
Abstract:Aim: To assess and contrast the effectiveness of systemic doxycycline and diode laser as supplements to scaling and root planing (SRP) in terms of clinical and microbiological parameters.Materials and methods: A total of 33 patients diagnosed with periodontitis stages II and III were included and randomized into group A (SRP + diode laser), group B (SRP + doxycycline), and group C (SRP alone). Selected sites were assessed for clinical and microbial parameters-plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), pocket prob… Show more
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