Clinical Evaluation of Laser Therapy Used as an Adjunct to Non-Surgical Treatment of Gum Disease

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Periodontitis Chronic Generalized Moderate

Periodontitis Chronic Generalized Severe

Treatments

Device: Laser Therapy

Procedure: Non-surgical Scaling and Root Planing

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Industry

Identifiers

NCT04027686

IRB#15-000519

Details and patient eligibility

About

The use of lasers to treat various problems in dentistry is growing as it has in medicine. One application is the use of lasers to treat periodontal disease. It has been suggested that the laser may reduce the need for surgical treatment by reducing pockets. The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of laser treatment for periodontal disease. Laser therapy will be used in addition to traditional non-surgical scaling and root planing (deep cleaning). The information obtained from this study will provide an objective assessment of adjunctive laser therapy compared to conventional periodontal therapy and will attempt to show the benefits, if any, lasers can provide in the treatment of chronic periodontal disease.

Enrollment

23 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Age 18 years old or older (male or female)
Healthy without systemic diseases that may adversely effect healing
Not pregnant and no current plans to become pregnant
No periodontal treatment in the previous 12 months
No systemic antibiotic therapy in the previous 6 months
At least two quadrants with periodontitis (ideally opposite side same jaw)
Each quadrant must have two or more sites with probing pocket depths ≥ 5mm
Each quadrant should include interproximal intrabony defect(s)

Exclusion criteria

Any systemic disease, medication, or habit known to adversely influence bone metabolism and/or wound healing:
Poorly controlled diabetes (HbA1c > 7%)
History of bisphosphonate medications
History of radiation therapy affecting the proposed treatment site(s)
History of immunosuppressive medications (e.g. corticosteroids)
History of tobacco use (current or past tobacco use within the past 1 year)
Immune compromise caused by disease, treatment or other condition
Recent history of periodontal surgery (within the previous 2 years)
Recent history of scaling and root planing (within the previous 12 months)
Any condition that contraindicates periodontal therapy including surgery