ORAL HEALTH EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROGRAM
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| Title |
980 NM Diode Laser Adjunct To Scaling And Root Planing (SRP) Does Not Significantly Reduce Pocket Depth In Periodontal Patients As Compared With SRP Alone |
| Clinical Question |
In a patient with chronic periodontitis, does SRP with 980 nm adjunct reduce pocket depth better than SRP alone? |
| Clinical Bottom Line |
No evidence shows 980 NM Diode Adjunct to SRP reduces pocket depth more than SRP alone. (See Comments on the CAT below) |
| Best Evidence |
(you may view more info by clicking on the PubMed ID link) |
| PubMed ID |
Author / Year |
Patient Group |
Study type
(level of evidence) |
| #1) 19123307 | Caruso/2008 | Periodontally involved patients | Randomized Clinical Trial | | Key results | Slight initial improvement was noted with use of 980 NM Diode adjunct therapy, but at six months, pocket depth was the same between SRP (gold standard) patients and SRP+980 nm diode laser treatment. | |
| Evidence Search |
“periodontal disease and 980 laser” |
Comments on
The Evidence |
Drop out rates, whether the study was single blind or double blind or neither were not reported. Follow-up period was adequate yet short; a longer follow-up would be preferred. |
| Applicability |
The study can be applied to patients with chronic periodontitis who have more than 5 mm pockets. |
| Specialty/Discipline |
(Periodontics) (Dental Hygiene) |
| Keywords |
980, 980 nm, diode laser, chronic periodontitis, pocket depth, scaling and root planing, SRP, periodontal disease
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| ID# |
2089 |
| Date of submission: |
09/15/2011 |
| E-mail |
hashem@uthscsa.edu |
| Author |
Mohannad Hashem |
| Co-author(s) |
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| Co-author(s) e-mail |
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| Faculty mentor/Co-author |
Marcel Noujeim, DDS, MS |
| Faculty mentor/Co-author e-mail |
Noujeim@uthscsa.edu |
Basic Science Rationale
(Mechanisms that may account for and/or explain the clinical question, i.e. is the answer to the clinical question consistent with basic biological, physical and/or behavioral science principles, laws and research?) |
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Comments and Evidence-Based Updates on the CAT
(FOR PRACTICING DENTISTS', FACULTY, RESIDENTS and/or STUDENTS COMMENTS ON PUBLISHED CATs) |
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by EIrleen Hyun (San Antonio, TX) on 07/18/2012
“Clinical and microbiological evaluation of high intensity diode laser adjutant to non-surgical periodontal treatment: a 6-month clinical trial” investigates impact of laser therapy in traditional non-surgical periodontal therapy in randomized split clinical trial. This supports the author’s conclusion on no benefits of diode laser in non-surgical periodontics maintenance therapy. | |
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