Clinical evaluation of air polishing with erythritol powder followed by ultrasonic calculus removal versus conventional ultrasonic debridement and rubber cup polishing for the treatment of gingivitis: A split‐mouth randomized controlled clinical trial

Autor:	Mensi, Magda, Scotti, Eleonora, Sordillo, Annamaria, Dalè, Matteo, Calza, Stefano
Předmět:	DRUG efficacy NONPARAMETRIC statistics DENTAL calculus DEBRIDEMENT GINGIVITIS DENTAL plaque ORAL hygiene SAMPLE size (Statistics) CONFIDENCE intervals HUMAN comfort AGE distribution PATIENT satisfaction BIOFILMS PAIRED comparisons (Mathematics) TREATMENT effectiveness RANDOMIZED controlled trials COMPARATIVE studies SEX distribution VASODILATORS TEETH polishing BLIND experiment QUESTIONNAIRES DESCRIPTIVE statistics STATISTICAL sampling POISSON distribution
Zdroj:	International Journal of Dental Hygiene; May2022, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p371-380, 10p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram, 6 Charts, 1 Graph
Abstrakt:	Objectives: To evaluate the clinical efficacy in the short‐term resolution of gingivitis of a novel protocol involving full‐mouth erythritol powder air polishing followed by ultrasonic calculus removal. Methods: Forty‐one healthy patients completed the study. Following a split‐mouth design, quadrants 1–4 and 2–3 were randomly allocated to receive air polishing followed by ultrasonic calculus removal (A+US) or traditional full‐mouth ultrasonic debridement followed by polishing with a rubber cup and prophylactic paste (US+P). Bleeding on probing (BoP) and plaque index (PI) were collected at baseline and 2 and 4 weeks. Moreover, the residual plaque area (RPA), treatment time and patient comfort/satisfaction were evaluated at the end of the treatment. Results: Both treatments showed a significant reduction in BoP and PI. At 4 weeks, A+US seems to reach a statistically significant lower BoP (8.7% [6.9; 10.9] vs. 11.6%[9.3; 14.4], p < 0.0001) and PI (10.7% [8.9; 13.0] vs. 12.3% [10.2; 14.9], p = 0.033). Moreover, A+US treatment time lasted on average 9.2% less than US+P (p < 0.0001) and was the preferred treatment for a significantly higher number of patients (73.2% vs. 17.1%, p = 0.0001). Conclusion: The A+US protocol is suitable for the short‐term resolution of plaque‐induced gingivitis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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