Effect of Indocyanine green dye and light in the treatment of gum disease

A comparative evaluation of the efficacy of photodynamic therapy using Indocyanine green as a photosensitiser with scaling and rootplaning and scaling and rootplaning alone in the treatment of chronic periodontitis- A clinico-microbiologic study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/08/015302

Enrollment

Registered

2018-08-13

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- chronic periodontitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Test group: photodynamic therapy: At test site after scaling and root planing, photodynamic therapy was applied using a diode laser 810nm at 0.1 Watts in continuous mode together with i

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Systemically healthy patients, Chronic Periodontitis â?? patients demonstrating at least one tooth with >= 5mm pocket bilaterally

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Medically compromised patients, Smokers, Pregnant or lactating womens, Patients who have undergone periodontal or antibiotic treatment in the past 3 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
clinical attachment level probing pocket depthTimepoint: At base line and third month	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
microbial countTimepoint: At baseline and third month	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNithya r krishnan

RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY

bsjpai@yahoo.com94448163710

Outcome results

None listed

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