Clinical Trial: Photodynamic Therapy as an Adjunct in Periodontal Treatment

U.S., June 9 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07633405) titled 'Photodynamic Therapy as an Adjunct in Periodontal Treatment' on June 02.

Brief Summary: This study aims to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) in the treatment of periodontitis. A split-mouth design will be used, in which one hemiarch receives conventional SRP and the contralateral hemiarch receives SRP combined with aPDT. Clinical periodontal parameters, including probing pocket depth (PPD), clinical attachment level (CAL), bleeding on probing (BOP), plaque index (PI), and gingival index (GI), will be assessed at baseline and 30 days after t...