Open AccessManagement of Chronic Periodontitis Using Chlorhexidine Chip and Diode Laser-A Clinical Study
Author(s) -
Kachapilly Arun Jose,
Majo Ambooken,
Jayan Jacob Mathew,
Annie V Issac,
Ajithkumar Parachalil Kunju,
Renjith Athirkandathil Parameshwaran
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/13241.7669
Subject(s) - medicine , chlorhexidine , dentistry , scaling and root planing , chronic periodontitis , periodontology , periodontitis
The use of adjuncts like chlorhexidine local delivery and diode laser decontamination have been found to improve the clinical outcomes of scaling and root planing in non-surgical periodontal therapy in patients with chronic periodontitis.