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Trial reportLasers in medical science2016

Nonsurgical periodontal therapy with/without diode laser modulates metabolic control of type 2 diabetics with periodontitis: a randomized clinical trial.

Emrah Koçak, Mehmet Sağlam, Seyit Ali Kayış, Niyazi Dündar, Levent Kebapçılar, Bruno G Loos, Sema S Hakkı

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. [Effects of non-surgical periodontal therapy on serum inflammatory markers and metabolic level in obese rats].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Emrah KoçakDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Mehmet SağlamDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey. dtmehmetsaglam@gmail.com.
Seyit Ali KayışDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Karabük University, Karabuk, Turkey.
Niyazi DündarResearch Center of Dental Faculty, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Levent KebapçılarDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism Disease, School of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Bruno G LoosDepartment of Periodontology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Sema S HakkıDepartment of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Selçuk University · TRIzmir Kâtip Çelebi University · TRKarabük University · TRUniversity of Amsterdam · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In order to evaluate whether nonsurgical periodontal treatment with/without diode laser (DL) decontamination improves clinical parameters, the levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM), and vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM) in gingival crevicular fluid and metabolic control (HbA1c) in chronic periodontitis (CP) patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2). Sixty patients with DM2 and CP were randomly assigned into two groups to receive scaling and root planing (SRP, n = 30) or SRP followed by diode laser application (SRP + DL, n = 30). Clinical periodontal and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) parameters were assessed at baseline, 1, and 3 months after periodontal treatment. HbA1c levels were evaluated at baseline and 3 months post-therapy. Total amounts of cytokines and molecules were analyzed by ELISA. Nonsurgical periodontal treatment with/without DL appeared to improve clinical, biochemical parameters, and glycemic control in DM2 patients (BMI < 25 kg/m(2)) with CP. The SRP + DL group provided better reductions in probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL) parameters compared to the SRP group (P < 0.05). Significant reductions were found in the total amounts of GCF levels of IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, ICAM, and VCAM after treatment (P < 0.05). HbA1c levels decreased significantly at 3 months after treatment (P < 0.05). SRP + DL reduced HbA1c levels more significantly compared to SRP alone (0.41 vs. 0.22 %, P < 0.05). SRP, especially in combination with DL, shows improvement of glycemic control for DM2 patients with CP.

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AdultChronic PeriodontitisCytokinesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGingival Crevicular FluidHumansLasers, SemiconductorMaleMiddle AgedNeurosurgical ProceduresRoot PlaningCytokinesCell adhesion moleculesChronic periodontitisCytokinesDiabetes mellitusDiode lasersMetabolic controlNonsurgical periodontal debridement

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PMID26754181
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