Can laser therapy help reduce and prevent the black stains on patients complaining of frequent recurrence when used along with cleaning

Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Therapy as an adjunct to Conventional Scaling and Polishing in treatment of Chromogenic stains and its recurrence A Randomized Clinical Trial - nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/08/093487

Enrollment

Registered

2025-08-22

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-15

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K037- Posteruptive color changes of dental hard tissues

Interventions

Intervention1: Diode LASER irradiation: Low level laser irradiation will be done prior to scaling and polishing using diode laser in biostimulation mode (0.5W, Continuous wave) for 30sec. Control Inte

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Systemically and Periodntally healthy patients with age group between 18-50 years 2.Subjects with chief complaint of recurring chromogenic stains after multiple sessions of conventional scaling and polishing 3.Subjects with minimum 20 teeth present

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Pregnant and Lactating mothers 2.Smokers and Alcoholic patients 3.Patients with Kidney or Liver disease 4.Tooth with metallic restorations 5.Patient undergoing orthodontic therapy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare and evaluate the effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Therapy in combination with Scaling and Polishing versus Scaling and Polishing alone in managing Chromogenic Bacterial Stains and preventing its recurrence.Timepoint: 1. At Baseline 2. At 2 Weeks 3. At 2 Months 4. At 6 Months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1.To evaluate the efficacy of scaling and polishing only, in patients with black stains 2. To evaluate the efficacy of low level laser therapy as an adjunct to scaling and polishing 3. To monitor the number of days of recurrence of black stains after scaling and polishing alone 4. To monitor the number of days of recurrence of black stains after LLLT as an adjunct to scaling and polishing 5. To compare and evaluate both the procedures with respect to the recurrence of the black stains Timepoint: 1. At Baseline 2. At 2 Weeks 3. At 2 Months 4. At 6 Months	—

Measure

Time frame

1.To evaluate the efficacy of scaling and polishing only, in patients with black stains 2. To evaluate the efficacy of low level laser therapy as an adjunct to scaling and polishing 3. To monitor the number of days of recurrence of black stains after scaling and polishing alone 4. To monitor the number of days of recurrence of black stains after LLLT as an adjunct to scaling and polishing 5. To compare and evaluate both the procedures with respect to the recurrence of the black stains Timepoint: 1. At Baseline 2. At 2 Weeks 3. At 2 Months 4. At 6 Months

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sanjana V

KVG Dental College and Hospital

mmdayakar@yahoo.com9448167427

Outcome results

None listed

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