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ArticleJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2014

Hyaluronic Acid as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in chronic periodontitis. A randomized clinical trail.

Padma Rajan, Radhika Baramappa, Nagashree Medanda Rao, Arvind Kumar Pavaluri, Indeevar P, Syed Mouaz Ur Rahaman

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Article in Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Hyaluronic acid: Perspectives in dentistry. A systematic review.International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Padma RajanProfessor & Head of Department, Department of Periodontics, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences , Virajpet, Karnataka, India .
Radhika BaramappaSenior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences , Virajpet, Karnataka, India .
Nagashree Medanda RaoProfessor, Department of Periodontics, St. Joseph Dental college , Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India .
Arvind Kumar PavaluriReader, Department of Periodontics, St. Joseph Dental college , Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India .
Indeevar PSenior Lecturer, Department of Periodontics, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India .
Syed Mouaz Ur RahamanPost Graduate Student, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences , Virajpet, Karnataka, India .
Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimAIM of the present study was to evaluate the adjunctive effect of local application of hyaluronon gel following scaling and root planing (SRP) in chronic periodontitis patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this randomized split mouth study 33 subjects with chronic periodontitis were evaluated after full mouth SRP. In the test sites hyaluronon gel was applied immediately after SRP and one week post therapy, the control sites were treated with SRP alone. Bleeding on probing (BOP), probing pocket depth (PPD), and clinical attachment level (CAL) were recorded at baseline, 4 wk and 12 wk.

resultsSignificant reduction in BOP scores was observed in both the groups at 12weeks (p<0.001). The hyaluronon group showed a greater reduction in BOP (p<0.001). In the hyaluronon group the mean PPD at baseline was 6.33±0.09 which reduced to 2.49±0.51 at 12 weeks which was statistically significant (p<0.001). In the control group the mean PPD at baseline was 6.09±1.26 which reduced to 4.36±1.29 at 12 weeks which was statistically significant (p<0.001). The CAL measurements showed a significant difference between the groups (p<0.001) at 12 wk post therapy.

conclusionHyaluronic Acid (HA) has a beneficial effect on periodontal health in patients with chronic Periodontitis. HA appears to be a suitable candidate as an adjunct to SRP in chronic periodontitis patients.

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Chronic periodontitisClinical trialHyaluronic acidRoot planing

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PMID25654021
PMCPMC4316327
OpenAlexW2154615995

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