CLINICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ‘PERIOCREAM®’ PERIODONTAL DRESSING COMBINED WITH A DISINFECTANT SOLUTION AFTER SCALING AND ROOT PLANNING: A MULTI-CENTER RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical benefits of a new periodontal dressing ‘PerioCream®, combined with a gum brushing solution when applied after Scaling And Root Planning (SRP) in patients with chronic periodontitis. Methods: This study included 29patients subdivided into two groups. The treatment Group (n = 20) applied the periodontal dressing directly after SRP followed by 10 days of brushing with a gum disinfecting brushing solution. The control group (n = 09) was treated only with SRP. Clinical parameters such as Plaque Index (PI), Gingival Index (GI), Periodontal Bleeding Index (PBI) and Clinical Attachment Level (CAL) were recorded before SRP and after treatment. A total bacterial count was assessed for periodontopathogenic bacteria including Porphyromonas Gingivalis (Pg), Prevotella Intermedia (Pi) and Aggregatibacter Actinomycetemcomitans (Aa). Results: The results showed a significant improvement of PI, GI, PBI and CAL after the application of the periodontal dressing and the disinfectant solution (p < 0.05) when compared to the control group. In addition, a significant reduction in bacterial count was noted in 2 treated subjects at day 11. Conclusion: These data indicate that Periocream® periodontal dressing when combined with the gum brushing solution is an efficacious, safe and well tolerated adjunct treatment to SRP.