Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Full-mouth Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy as an Adjunct to Non-surgical Periodontal Disease Treatment in Down's Syndrome Patients
Brief Summary:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy as an adjuvant of scaling and root planning for treatment of periodontal disease in patients with Down's Syndrome. After scaling and root planning, half of patients received antimicrobial photodynamic therapy with methylene blue dye and laser and the sessions were repeated after 3, 7 and 14 days. The other half received only scaling and root planning.