Clinical Trial: Photodynamic Therapy as an Adjunct to Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy in Stage II Periodontitis: A Randomized Split-Mouth Study

U.S., May 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07609888) titled 'Photodynamic Therapy as an Adjunct to Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy in Stage II Periodontitis: A Randomized Split-Mouth Study' on May 20.

Brief Summary: Gum disease (periodontitis) affects millions of people worldwide and can lead to tooth loss if untreated. The standard treatment is a deep cleaning procedure called non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT), where a dentist removes bacterial buildup from beneath the gums. Sometimes, harmful bacteria remain after this cleaning and the disease can return.

This study tests whether adding a light-based antibacterial treatment - called photodynamic therapy (PDT) - to the standard deep c...