Open AccessEfficacy of omega 3 fatty acid as an adjunct in the management of chronic periodontitis: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Shirish K Kujur,
Varsha J Galani Sunita S Goswami,
Anand M Nikunj,
Gangesh Bahadur Singh,
Shweta Bandhe,
Himanta Ghritlahre
Publication year - 2020
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_647_18
Subject(s) - scaling and root planing , medicine , chronic periodontitis , docosahexaenoic acid , randomized controlled trial , periodontitis , periodontology , dentistry , eicosapentaenoic acid , bleeding on probing , clinical trial , polyunsaturated fatty acid , clinical attachment loss , gastroenterology , fatty acid , biology , biochemistry
: Periodontitis is conventionally treated with both surgical and nonsurgical methods. Various adjuncts have been used previously with compromised efficacy. Recently omega-3(ώ-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) including docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) were shown to have therapeutic anti-inflammatory and protective actions in inflammatory diseases including periodontitis. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate and compare the clinical efficacy of ώ-3 fatty acids as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of periodontitis.