Comparative evaluation of the efficacy of ozonated water and diode laser as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of chronic eriodontitis– a randomized controlled split mouth clinical trial.

Abstract

Periodontitis is a silent disease and is one of the most common oral disease in humanbeings;that damages the soft tissue and supportingstructuresof theteeth. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of Ozonated Water and Diode Laser as adjunct toscaling and root planning in mild to moderate periodontitis. The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of Ozonated
Water and Diode Laser as adjunct toscaling and root planning in mild to moderate periodontitis.Fifty patients in the age group of 25- 50 years of both these xes suffering from Generalized Chronic Mild to Moderate periodontitis were selected from the out patient department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology. In the present study probing pocket Depth, Gingival Index,sulcusbleedinginde
x, clinicalattachmentLevelwereselectedastheclinicalparameters.Ahighlysignificantdecrease in the Probing Pocket Depth, Gingival score, sulcus bleeding index and gainin Clinical Attachment Levelat 4 weeks, 3 months and 6 months were observed in allthree groups,
indicating that both ozonated water and diode laser were almost equallyeffective as adjuncts to scaling and root planing.Thus, the results of the present studyclinically favor the use of both ozonated waterirrigation and diode laser as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment ofchronicmild tomoderate periodontitis.