ArticleClinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry2010
Treating chronic periodontitis: current status, challenges, and future directions.
Article in Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06719674 (Impact of Diode Laser as an Adjunct to Professional Mechanical Plaque Removal), which is not on this map. Cited by 54 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Impact of Diode Laser as an Adjunct to Professional Mechanical Plaque Removal (PMPR) in Patients With Periodontitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
54 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 134 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The role of salivary metabolomics in chronic periodontitis: bridging oral and systemic diseases.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2025Review
- Impact of diode laser application alongside open flap debridement in periodontitis treatment.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Dental Anxiety and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Periodontitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Spotlight on therapeutic efficiency of green synthesis metals and their oxide nanoparticles in periodontitis.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2024Review
- Association between Asthma and Periodontitis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Periodontitis affects roughly one-third of the US population. A timely diagnosis of chronic periodontitis at its earliest stage is essential to avoid more challenging severe stages of the disease. Most cases of slight and moderate chronic periodontitis can be successfully managed by mechanical removal and/or reduction of subgingival bacterial biofilms and calculus. However, any factor that affects either the local environment or the host response may contribute to progression of the disease and a poor treatment response. Thus, it is essential that clinicians are aware of etiologic and risk factors associated with disease development and progression in order to plan and execute a successful treatment. This paper reviews a variety of risk factors, both local and systemic, that can impact the successful treatment of chronic periodontitis.
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23662085PMC3645457W2014168778What OpenQuestion holds
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