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Comparison of Initial Periodontal Therapy Outcome in Aggressive and Chronic Periodontitis
Andrej Aurer
Marija Roguljić
Ksenija Jorgić-Srdjak
Sažetak
Inflammatory periodontal diseases present a global health care problem and are one of the main reasons for tooth loss. We investigated success of the initial periodontal therapy in patients with chronic (CP) and aggressive (AgP) periodontitis, and compared clinical outcome between these groups. We used periodontal pockets probing depth before and after the therapy, being the most important clinical index for prediction of further disease progression. Investigation included 35 patients with AgP, and 71 patients with CP. In the AgP group the therapy included systemic antibiotics and local irrigation with chlorhexidine solution. Subjects with AgP had significantly deeper pockets than subjects with CP (4.49 ± 0.93 mm AgP group, 3.87 ± 0.78 mm CP group). The initial therapy significantly reduced periodontal pocket depth in both groups (p < 0.001). AgP subjects showed significantly higher probing depth reduction than CP subjects (1.05 ± 0.80 za AgP i 0.55 ± 0.69 za CP). When deep and shallow pockets were separated, the difference between the groups was not significant. The combination of mechanical and antimicrobial therapy in the AgP subjects improved clinical periodontal findings, provided good clinical results, and can therefore be used as a clinical protocol for the initial periodontal therapy of these patients.
Ključne riječi
initial therapy; aggressive periodontitis; chronic periodontitis
Hrčak ID:
885
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.3.2005.
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