A clinical trial to study the Use of laser as an additional treatment option to scaling and root planing in the management of Chronic localised periodontitis

Efficacy of Diode laser as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the management of Chronic localised periodontitis-Randomised clinical trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2017/09/009746

Enrollment

Registered

2017-09-13

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Chronic localised Periodontitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Scaling and root planing followed Diode laser curettage: Scaling and root planing followed Diode laser curettage (GaAlAs,wavelength 940 nm) Control Intervention1: Scaling and root plani

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with periodontal pockets without gingival recession , in single rooted teeth affected by Chronic localised periodontitis ( with pocket depth of 4 to 6 mm )

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with systemic diseases like Diabetes mellitus , cardiovascular diseases , Epilepsy. Patients with tooth mobility . Pregnant Females.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Periodontal probing pocket depth in mmTimepoint: baseline , 2 weeks ,1 month , 3 months , 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Gingival index score and plaque index score as measured by Gingival index (Loe and Silness 1963) and Plaque index(Silness and Loe 1964)Timepoint: baseline , 2 weeks ,1 month , 3 months , 6 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Arun kumar

kerala university of health sciences

brnsai@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026