ArticleEuropean journal of dentistry2023
The Effect of Periodontal Therapy on the Level of MMP-8 in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis.
Article in European journal of dentistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Effects of dual-wavelength laser combined with periodontal flap surgery on periodontal parameters and inflammatory factors in patients with periodontic-endodontic lesions.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Trial
- To Explore and Analyze the Safety and Clinical Efficacy of Periocline-Assisted Periodontal Basic Therapy on Chronic Periodontitis.Disease markers · 2022Trial
- Importance of Metalloproteinase 8 (MMP-8) in the Diagnosis of Periodontitis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- The effect of adjunctive LASER application on periodontal ligament stem cells.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe complete removal of bacterial plaque and their endotoxins in deeper areas of periodontal pockets is often difficult to achieve with conventional methods such as periodontal pocket curettage. An alternative to these methods that recently gained popularity in periodontology is the diode laser, with its antibacterial effect, angiogenesis promotion as advantages. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis study included 100 patients diagnosed with chronic periodontitis, with periodontal pockets up to 6 mm, and who were divided into two groups: patients treated with basic therapy and diode laser application, and patients treated with basic therapy and with flap surgery. The clinical periodontal evaluation was done before the treatment and 6 months after the treatment. Evaluation of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-8 as an inflammatory indicator in gingival exudate was done with dipstick immunoassay test before the treatment and 6 months later.
resultsThis study showed a more pronounced improvement of periodontal clinical parameters, as well as a decrease in MMP-8 values in gingival exudate in the laser-treated group compared with the surgically treated group.
conclusionThe results of this study are encouraging for the use of the diode laser as a noninvasive method in the treatment of periodontal pathologies.
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