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Comparative evaluation of diode laser over standard procedure managing endo-perio lesions.

Jitender Sharma, Manoj Kumar Meena, Rakashree Chakraborty, Shruthi M S, Shalini H S, Richa Goel, Siddhartha Das, Munaz Mulla

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Jitender SharmaDepartment of Periodontics & Oral Implantology, Vyas Dental College & Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Manoj Kumar MeenaDepartment of Prosthodontics, Daswani Dental College and Research Centre, Kota, Rajasthan, India.
Rakashree ChakrabortyDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Maharishi Markandeswar College of Dental Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.
Shruthi M SDepartment of Periodontics, Subbaiah Institute of Dental Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India.
Shalini H SDepartment of Periodontics, Subbaiah Institute of Dental Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India.
Richa GoelDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Siddhartha DasIntern, Kalinga Institute of Dental Science, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Munaz MullaDepartment of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, India.

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Abstract

Endo-perio lesions are complicated clinical situations that present difficult clinical problems. Therefore, it is of interest to compare the efficacy of a standard treatment protocol over diode laser for management of endo-perio lesions. A total of 40 patients with endo-perio lesions were randomly assigned to two groups; standard treatment protocol, including root canal therapy with scaling and root planing (SRP) and augmented with diode laser therapy. At baseline and six months after treatment, clinical data such as radiographic bone density using digital radiography, clinical attachment level (CAL), bleeding on probing (BOP), and probing depth (PPD) were collected. Bacterial decrease was evaluated by microbiological analysis. Thus, clinical results are considerably improved when diode lasers are used as an adjuvant to established treatment protocols for endo-perio lesions.

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Diode laserendo-perio lesionsperiodontal therapyroot canal treatment

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PMID41393374
PMCPMC12697397

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