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- Title
THE EFFECT OF MANUKA HONEY TO THE PERCENTAGE OF POCKET CLOSURE AFTER INITIAL NON-SURGICAL THERAPY.
- Authors
David, Opšivač; Darko, Božić; Larisa, Musić; Matej, Par
- Abstract
Introduction: Periodontitis is the most common disease affecting the world's population. Initial-non-surgical therapy is the first step in the treatment of periodontitis. Besides the initial therapy, additional methods can be applied. Recently, the interest shifted to alternative treatments, to which bacteria could not develop any resistance, and one of these could be Manuka honey. Materials and methods: In this randomized clinical trial, a total of 45 participants with stage III periodontitis underwent full-mouth non-surgical therapy, then after randomization, Manuka honey was applied to 23 participants and placebo products were applied to 22 participants. The effectiveness of Manuka honey was investigated by comparing the percentage of pocket closure after 3 months between the 2 groups, separately for each initial periodontal probing depth (PPD) value (6-9mm) using the chi-squared test. Results: Statistically higher percentage of pocket closure were identified after 3 months in sites treated with Manuka, compared to placebo treated sites. The significantly beneficial effect of Manuka honey was identified for all initial PPD values. For 6mm initial PPD (82.6% Manuka / 72.8% placebo), 7mm (68.2% Manuka/52.4% placebo), 8mm (62.0% Manuka/33.9% placebo), 9mm (44.7% Manuka/29.7% placebo) Conclusions: The use of Manuka honey showed a promising potential for being used as an adjunctive therapy to non-surgical treatment. The improvements in the outcomes of pocket closure percentage were modest but statistically significant, for sites additionally treated with Manuka in terms of percentage of pocket closure after 3 months. This will indicate the lower need of surgical treatment for patients.
- Subjects
PERIODONTITIS; LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium; HONEY; TOOTH root planing; CLINICAL trials; PERIODONTAL probe; CHI-squared test
- Publication
Acta Stomatologica Croatica, 2022, Vol 56, Issue 2, p202
- ISSN
0001-7019
- Publication type
Article