Additional effects of homeopathy on chronic periodontitis: a 1-year follow-up randomized clinical trial
| Autor: | H. Moutinho, Ricardo Guimarães Fischer, Leila Cristina Mourão, D.M. Cataldo, Antonio Canabarro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Blood Glucose Male medicine.medical_specialty Dentistry 1 year follow up law.invention chemistry.chemical_compound Scaling and root planing Randomized controlled trial law Internal medicine medicine Humans In patient Aged business.industry Homeopathy Middle Aged medicine.disease Oral Hygiene Chronic periodontitis Uric Acid Treatment success Complementary and alternative medicine chemistry Chronic Periodontitis Uric acid Dental Scaling Female business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Complementary therapies in clinical practice. 20(3) |
| ISSN: | 1873-6947 |
| Popis: | Background and objective The aim of this study was test the hypothesis that homeopathy (H) enhances the effects of scaling and root planing (SRP) in patients with chronic periodontitis (CP). Materials and Methods 50 patients with CP were randomly allocated to one of two treatment groups: SRP (C-G) or SRP + H (H-G). Assessments were made at baseline and after 3 and 12 months of treatments. The local and systemic responses to the treatments were evaluated by clinical and serologic parameters, respectively. Results Both groups displayed significant improvements, however, using clinical attachment gain and reductions in HDL, LDL and Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Glucose and Uric acid, from baseline to 1 year, as criteria for treatment success, H-G performed significantly better than C-G. Conclusion The findings of this 1-year follow-up randomized clinical trial suggest that homeopathic medicines, as an adjunctive to SRP, can provide significant local and systemic improvements for CP patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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