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- Title
Clinical Effects of Locally Delivered Lactobacillus reuteri as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients with Periodontitis: A Split-Mouth Study.
- Authors
Sufaru, Irina-Georgeta; Lazar, Luminita; Sincar, Dorina-Cerasella; Martu, Maria-Alexandra; Pasarin, Liliana; Luca, Elena-Odette; Stefanescu, Ada; Froicu, Eliza-Maria; Solomon, Sorina-Mihaela
- Abstract
Different methods and products have been investigated as measures of adjunctive therapy to scaling and root planing (SRP). Probiotic use has gained interest for this particular application, especially Lactobacillus spp. This split-mouth interventional prospective study aimed to evaluate the clinical effects of L. reuteri DSM 17938 with local application in periodontal pockets of severe periodontitis patients. The study was conducted on 40 subjects with stage 3–4 periodontitis who, based on a split-mouth model, followed SRP and SRP + L. reuteri solution in five weekly sessions. Probing depth (PD), clinical attachment loss (CAL), and bleeding on probing (BOP) were assessed at baseline and at three months after probiotic treatment completion. Both SRP and SRP + L. reuteri generated significant improvements of all three clinical parameters, but the changes were significantly better for SRP + L. reuteri treated sites. Therefore, we can conclude that adjunctive therapy with L. reuteri DSM 17938 could represent an interesting treatment option, particularly for severe periodontitis cases.
- Subjects
LACTOBACILLUS reuteri; PERIODONTITIS; PERIODONTAL pockets; LACTOBACILLUS; PROBIOTICS; MOUTH; ACTINOBACILLUS actinomycetemcomitans; PORPHYROMONAS gingivalis
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 5, p2470
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app12052470