Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy using diode laser activated indocyanine green as an adjunct in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: A randomized clinical trial.

Introduction: Clinical studies have shown the usefulness of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) as an adjunctive in periodontal therapy. These studies did not utilize indocyanine green (ICG) as a recently introduced photosensitizer. The aim of this study was to perform a full-mouth double-blind randomized controlled clinical study to test the efficacy of adjunctive aPDT with ICG compared with scaling and root planing (SRP) alone in chronic periodontitis treatment.

A comparative study of two root-coverage techniques with regard to interdental papilla dimension as a prognostic factor.

This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) and acellular dermal matrix allograft (ADMA) in root coverage procedures and to examine the effect of interdental papilla dimensions on the outcome of root coverage using a new approach. This randomized controlled clinical study included 32 gingival recession defects of at least 2 mm classified as Miller Class I or II. Clinical parameters were measured at baseline and 6, 12, and 24 weeks postsurgery.