Open AccessEffect of hyaluronan on periodontitis: A clinical and histological study
Author(s) -
Gauri Gontiya,
Sushama R Galgali
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/0972-124x.99260
Subject(s) - medicine , periodontitis , scaling and root planing , dentistry , chronic periodontitis , bleeding on probing , gingival and periodontal pocket , hyaluronic acid , debridement (dental) , clinical attachment loss , grading (engineering) , civil engineering , engineering , anatomy
Conventional, non-surgical periodontal therapy consists of supra- and subgingival tooth debridement. However, it is a technically demanding procedure and is not always efficient at eradicating all periodontal pathogens and in reducing inflammation. Therefore, local subgingival application of other chemotherapeutic agents may be used as an adjunct to non-surgical therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and histological outcomes of local subgingival application of 0.2% hyaluronic acid gel (GENGIGEL®) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) in chronic periodontitis patients.