Nd:YAG Laser Versus Diode Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure (Lanap) in the Management of Stage II Periodontitis

Nada Shaban

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Periodontitis

Treatments

Device: LANAP surgical protocol using ND:YAG 1064 laser

Device: LANAP surgical protocol using diode 940 laser

Procedure: Scaling and root planing (SRP)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06509412

2/2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim of the study was to assess and compare the clinical and microbiological changes following Laser assisted new attachment procedure (LANAP®) using diode 940 nm versus ND:YAG 1064 nm, and to compare the outcome to conventional periodontal therapy

Enrollment

27 patients

Sex

All

Ages

30 to 50 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Periodontal diagnosis of stage II periodontitis.
Residual periodontal pocket ≥4 mm, 3-4 mm clinical attachment loss with horizontal bone loss higher than 15% in radiography.
O'Leary plaque index <10%.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with furcation involvement.
Class II/III tooth mobility.
Smokers who smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day.
Patients with any systemic condition possibly affecting the outcome of periodontal therapy.
Patients who had received any local or systemic anti-inflammatory medications or antibiotics within the last 6 months.
Alcohol consumers.
Pregnant or lactating women.
Patients with parafunctional habits.