1Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics and Implantology, IDS, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, RMC&H, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author: Ruby Khan, Associate Professor E-5, Abdullah Apartment, Girls College Road Civil Lines, Aligarh, (UP) India, 202002. Phone 08267993453; Email: drrubykhan@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 18 April, 2014.
Background: Research has demonstrated the possible therapeutic values of tetracycline hydrochloride (TTC-HCl) conditioning of the root surfaces with the use of membranes for G.T.R. to enhance new connective tissue attachment on the root surface.
Objective: To evaluate the clinical outcomes of utilizing the bioresorbable membrane in the intrabony defects with and without the use of TTC-HCl root conditioning
Study design: A case-control study.
Setting: Department of Periodontics, Subharti Dental College, Meerut Uttar Pradesh, India..
Participants: 20 patients
Sampling: Random sampling.
Statistical Analysis: Data entry and statistical analysis were carried out using SPSS 10. Unpaired student “t” test was applied
Results: On comparing the values of pocket depth(PD) and clinical attachment levels (CAL) of Group A and Group B patients at baseline, 3 and 6 months, a decrease in the PD and gains in CAL after the treatment were observed. Intergroup comparison of the treatment outcomes on PD and CAL revealed no statistically significant difference between the two groups.
Conclusion: It was concluded that combining GTR technique with the TTC-HCl root conditioning does not improve the results in terms of clinical outcomes.
Guided Tissue Regeneration, Bioresorbable Membranes, Tetracycline Root Conditioning
