Immunological evaluation of the effects of photodynamic therapy associated with periodontal non-surgical treatment in chronic periodontitis

• Grant number: 10/20157-3
• Support type: Regular Research Grants
• Duration: May 01, 2011 - October 31, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Dentistry - Periodontology
• Principal Investigator: Giorgio de Micheli
• Grantee: Giorgio de Micheli
• Home Institution: Faculdade de Odontologia (FO). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Assoc. researchers: Cláudio Mendes Pannuti ; Marcia Martins Marques ; Marina Clemente Conde ; Marinella Holzhausen Caldeira ; Vanessa Tubero Euzebio Alves ; Verônica Franco de Carvalho

Abstract

Nonsurgical treatment of destructive periodontal diseases is the reduction of bacterial deposits adhering to tooth surfaces by means of scaling and root planing. However, in some cases, conventional treatments may not be sufficient to control such diseases by interfering resistant periodontal pathogens and subsequent activation of chemical mediators of inflammatory response. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) as an adjunctive treatment in patients with residual pockets of chronic periodontitis by means of evaluation of immunological parameters. Will be conducted a randomized clinical controlled double-blind parallel to evaluate 82 patients. Individuals with chronic periodontitis will be subjected to conventional periodontal treatment. After eight weeks, patients will be reassessed and sites with residual pockets with probing pocket depth (PPD) e 5mm are selected as experimental sites and divided into test and control groups randomly. The group will test the application of PDT and the control group receives a sham procedure. We will evaluate the levels of inflammatory mediators in gingival fluid: interleukins (IL-1², IL-6, IL-10) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-±). These parameters will be collected before the application of PDT, after one week, three and twelve months after treatment. During the monitoring period patients receive periodontal maintenance every 3 months, will also be made when the application of PDT. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DA CRUZ ANDRADE, PRISCILA VIVAS; EUZEBIO ALVES, VANESSA TUBERO; DE CARVALHO, VERONICA FRANCO; RODRIGUES, MICHELLE DE FRANCO; PANNUTI, CLAUDIO MENDES; HOLZHAUSEN, MARINELLA; DE MICHELI, GIORGIO; CONDE, MARINA CLEMENTE. Photodynamic therapy decrease immune-inflammatory mediators levels during periodontal maintenance. Lasers in Medical Science, v. 32, n. 1, p. 9-17, JAN 2017. Web of Science Citations: 5.