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A Clinical, Laboratory and Microbiological Evaluation on Efficacy of Dental Air Force Home Dental Cleaning System on Type 2 Diabetic and Nondiabetic Adult Chronic Periodontitis Patients: A 6-Month Clinical Study

Ameet Madan Mani

Citation Information : Mani AM. A Clinical, Laboratory and Microbiological Evaluation on Efficacy of Dental Air Force Home Dental Cleaning System on Type 2 Diabetic and Nondiabetic Adult Chronic Periodontitis Patients: A 6-Month Clinical Study. Int J Experiment Dent Sci 2013; 2 (1):1-8.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10029-1030

Published Online: 01-12-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


Abstract

Aim

The study outlined to evaluate the clinical, laboratory and microbiological efficacy of Dental Air Force home dental cleaning system on type 2 diabetes and nondiabetic adult chronic periodontitis patients.

Materials and methods

A total of 100 adult chronic periodontitis subjects were recruited voluntary for this study. Clinical [plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI) and clinical attachment loss (CAL)], laboratory (C-reactive protein levels and glycated hemoglobin) and microbiological parameters were measured prior to phase 1 therapy; at 3rd and 6th month post phase 1 therapy. Comparative assessment was done among all the patients that were divided into four groups with Student paired t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA).

Results

The results of this study showed that there was significant decrease in clinical, laboratory and microbiological parameters from baseline to 6 months in all the groups (i.e. p < 0.01). The subjects under groups using Dental Air Force home dental cleaning system showed highly significant reduction to all the parameters as compared to subjects under groups using toothbrush.

Conclusion

There was strong correlation between periodontal diseases and systemic parameters. Dental Air Force home dental cleaning system with the access to interdentally area helps in preventing the accumulation of dental plaque biofilm, thus able to maintain the clinical, laboratory and microbiological parameters at much lower levels as compared to traditional tooth brushing after phase I therapy.

How to cite this article

Mani S, Mani AM, Saini R. A Clinical, Laboratory and Microbiological Evaluation on Efficacy of Dental Air Force Home Dental Cleaning System on Type 2 Diabetic and Nondiabetic Adult Chronic Periodontitis Patients: A 6-Month Clinical Study. Int J Experiment Dent Sci 2013;2(1):1-8.


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