Open AccessEfficacy of subgingival irrigation with 10% povidone-iodine as an adjunct to scaling and root planing: A clinical and microbiological study
Author(s) -
H Sindhura,
RH Harsha,
R Shilpa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_497_15
Subject(s) - scaling and root planing , medicine , dentistry , aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans , chronic periodontitis , gingival and periodontal pocket , periodontitis , iodine , porphyromonas gingivalis , chemistry , organic chemistry
To evaluate the effectiveness of subgingival irrigation with 10% povidone-iodine as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) and to assess the effectiveness of 10% povidone-iodine in reducing periodontal pathogens mainly Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa).