Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy as an Adjunct Treatment for Periodontal Disease in Down's Syndrome Patients

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2013
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy as an adjuvant of scaling and root planning for treatment of periodontal disease in patients with Down\'s Syndrome. After scaling and root planning, half of patients received antimicrobial photodynamic therapy with methylene blue dye and laser and the sessions were repeated after 3, 7 and 14 days. The other half received only scaling and root planning. .
Epistemonikos ID: b8117f06c76e457e173074c7d0fb1073a4d392a3
First added on: May 17, 2024