Repeated subgingival oxygen irrigations in untreated periodontal patients
Schlagenhauf, U.; Horlacher, V.; Netuschil, L.; Brecx, M.
Journal of Clinical Periodontology 21(1): 48-50
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-6979
PMID: 8126244
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1994.tb00276.x
Accession: 047236645
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of repeated subgingival oxygen irrigations in previously untreated deep periodontal pockets. 112 pockets > or = 4 mm were selected in 14 subjects. Probing attachment level and bleeding on probing were recorded, as well as the presence of disease-associated micro-organisms within the pocket. Subsequently, the pockets were irrigated with gaseous oxygen 1 x a week during a continuous 8-week period. Irrigations with nitrogen served as control. The re-evaluation of all clinical and microbiological parameters at the end of study revealed that repeated oxygen insufflations resulted in a significant clinical improvement of the periodontal baseline conditions superior to the one found in the control.