Probiotic Alternative to Chlorhexidine in Periodontal Therapy
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  • Release Date: 2022-06-01
  • Probiotic alternative
  • chlorhexidine
  • clinical trial
  • dentistry
  • periodontitis
  • periodontology
  • probiotics
  • scaling and root planing
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This video is adapted from 10.3390/microorganisms9010069

Periodontitis consists of a progressive destruction of tooth-supporting tissues[1]. Considering that probiotics are being proposed as a support to the gold standard treatment Scaling-and-Root-Planing (SRP), this study aims to assess two new formulations (toothpaste and chewing-gum). 60 patients were randomly assigned to three domiciliary hygiene treatments: Group 1 (SRP + chlorhexidine-based toothpaste) (control), Group 2 (SRP + probiotics-based toothpaste) and Group 3 (SRP + probiotics-based toothpaste + probiotics-based chewing-gum). At baseline (T0) and after 3 and 6 months (T1-T2), periodontal clinical parameters were recorded, along with microbiological ones by means of a commercial kit. As to the former, no significant differences were shown at T1 or T2, neither in controls for any index, nor in the experimental groups for adherent gingiva and gingival recession. Conversely, some significant differences were found in Group 2 and 3 for the other clinical indexes tested. Considering microbiological parameters, no significant differences were detected compared to baseline values for any group, except in Group 2 and 3 at T2 only for the percentage of the orange complex pathogens and for the copies/microliter of Prevotella intermedia and Fusobacterium nucleatum. Accordingly, although colonization of probiotic bacteria has not been assessed in this video, the probiotics tested represent a valid support to SRP with a benefit on several clinical indexes and on specific periodontopathogens. Despite this promising action, the relationship between the use of probiotics and improvement in clinical parameters is still unclear and deserves to be further explored.

References
  1. Periodontal disease . Pubmed. Retrieved 2022-6-1
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Butera, A.; Gallo, S.; Pascadopoli, M.; Maiorani, C.; Scribante, A. Probiotic Alternative to Chlorhexidine in Periodontal Therapy. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/324 (accessed on 27 July 2024).
Butera A, Gallo S, Pascadopoli M, Maiorani C, Scribante A. Probiotic Alternative to Chlorhexidine in Periodontal Therapy. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/324. Accessed July 27, 2024.
Butera, Andrea, Simone Gallo, Maurizio Pascadopoli, Carolina Maiorani, Andrea Scribante. "Probiotic Alternative to Chlorhexidine in Periodontal Therapy" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/324 (accessed July 27, 2024).
Butera, A., Gallo, S., Pascadopoli, M., Maiorani, C., & Scribante, A. (2022, June 01). Probiotic Alternative to Chlorhexidine in Periodontal Therapy. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/324
Butera, Andrea, et al. "Probiotic Alternative to Chlorhexidine in Periodontal Therapy." Encyclopedia. Web. 01 June, 2022.
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