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| Author(s): |
Daniela Chambrone
[1]
;
Ivan Munhoz Pasin
[2]
;
Marina Clemente Conde
[3]
;
Claudio Panutti
[4]
;
Silvia Carneiro
[5]
;
Luiz Antonio Pugliesi Alves de Lima
[6]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] University of São Paulo. School of Dentistry. Division of Periodontics
[2] University of São Paulo. School of Dentistry. Division of Periodontics
[3] University of São Paulo. School of Dentistry. Division of Periodontics
[4] University of São Paulo. School of Dentistry. Division of Periodontics
[5] University of São Paulo. School of Dentistry. Division of Periodontics
[6] University of São Paulo. School of Dentistry. Division of Periodontics
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Brazilian Oral Research; v. 21, n. 3, p. 241-246, 2007-09-00. |
| Abstract | |
The objective of this split-mouth, double-blind, randomized controlled trial was to compare the clinical effect of treatment of 2- or 3-wall intrabony defects with open flap debridement (OFD) combined or not with enamel matrix proteins (EMP). Thirteen volunteers were selected with one pair of or more intrabony defects and probing pocket depth (PPD) > 5 mm. All individuals received instructions regarding oral hygiene and were submitted to scaling and root planing. Each participant received the two treatment modalities: test sites were treated with OFD and EMP, and control sites received only OFD. After 6 months, a significant reduction was observed in PPD for the EMP group (from 6.42 ± 1.08 mm to 2.67 ± 1.15 mm) and for the OFD group (from 6.08 ± 1.00 mm to 2.00 ± 0.95 mm) (p < 0.0001), but with no significant difference between groups (p = 0.13). A significant gain in relative attachment level (RAL) was observed in both groups (EMP: from 13.42 ± 1.88 mm to 10.75 ± 2.26 mm, p < 0.001; OFD: from 12.42 ± 1.98 mm to 10.58 ± 2.23 mm, p = 0.013), but with no significant difference between groups (p = 0.85). Gingival recession (GR) was higher in the EMP group (from 1.08 ± 1.50 mm to 2.33 ± 1.43 mm; p = 0.0009) than in the OFD group (from 0.66 ± 1.15 mm to 1.16 ± 1.33 mm; p = 0.16), but this difference was not significant (p = 0.06). In conclusion, the results showed that OFD combined with EMP was not able to improve treatment of intrabony defects compared to OFD alone. (AU) | |