Open AccessAdjunctive Effects of A Piscean Collagen-Based Controlled-Release Chlorhexidine Chip in the Treatment of Chronic Periodontitis: A Clinical and Microbiological Study
Author(s) -
Priya M. John,
Flemingson Lazarus,
Joann Pauline George,
A. Selvam,
Munivenkatappa Lakshmaiah Venkatesh Prabhuji
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/11534.5965
Subject(s) - dentistry , chlorhexidine , chronic periodontitis , medicine , scaling and root planing , periodontitis , anaerobic exercise , adjunctive treatment , gingival and periodontal pocket , physical therapy
PerioChip a bovine origin gelatine based CHX chip has shown beneficial effects in the management of Chronic Periodontitis. A new fish collagen based CHX chip similar to PerioChip is currently available; however this product has not been thoroughly researched.