Open AccessEvaluation of ozone as an adjunct to scaling and root planing in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: A randomized clinico-microbial study
Author(s) -
Chandrappa Vasthavi,
Harsha Mysore Babu,
Vivekananda Marenahalli Rangaraju,
Shivaprasad Dasappa,
Leka Jagadish,
Savita Ravindra
Publication year - 2020
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/jisp.jisp_162_19
Subject(s) - scaling and root planing , medicine , dentistry , periodontitis , chronic periodontitis , ozone therapy , irrigation , gingival and periodontal pocket , distilled water , agronomy , biology , pathology , chemistry , chromatography , alternative medicine
Mechanical plaque control is an essential part of periodontal therapy. In the present study, the efficacy of ozone water irrigation as an adjunct to scaling and root planing was evaluated in the treatment of generalized chronic periodontitis.