K. C. Vinayaa, Vaibhav Awinasheb, Dipak Baliram Patilc, Prashant Babajid*, Nazargi Mahabobe, Kaushik Shetty Bf, Anuj Singh Pariharg
aDepartment of Prosthodontics, Sharavathi Dental College, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India, bDepartment of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry in Ar Rass, Qassim University, Buraydah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, cDepartment of Dentistry, BKL Walawalkar Rural Medical College and Hospital, Chiplun, Maharashtra, India, dDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Sharavathi Dental College, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India, eDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al Hofuf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, fDepartment of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, NITTE (Deemed to be University), AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences (ABSMIDS), Mangalore, Karnataka, India, gDepartment of Periodontics, People’s Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Open Access funded by Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation
Abstract
Objectives: The current research was conducted to evaluate the use of a diode laser and a bone graft (hydroxyapatite [HA] + β‑tricalcium phosphate [β‑TCP]) in healing of intrabony defects. Materials and Methods: In this split‑mouth evaluation, 40 patients with bilateral intrabony defects were treated with, Group I (control) ‑ bone graft alone (HA + β‑TCP) and Group II, (test) ‑ bone graft with a diode laser. The clinical and radiologic parameters of all patients, such as plaque index (PI), probing depth (PD), gingival index (GI), gingival recession (GR), and relative clinical attachment level (RCAL) were recorded at baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months. Results: Reductions in PI, PD, GI, GR, and RCAL were found after 6 months. Furthermore, significant differences were displayed in the intra‑group comparison while those of the inter‑group evaluation (P > 0.05) were insignificant. Conclusion: In both groups, considerable decrease in intrabony pockets was discovered; however, the inter‑group comparison was insignificant in relation to GR and RCAL.
Keywords: Defects, Diode laser, Intrabony, Probing‑pocket depth, Recession
