title: Repeated subgingival oxygen irrigations in untreated periodontal patients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Tübingen, School of Dental Medicine, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schlagenhauf
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Horlacher
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Netuschil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brecx
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D013144:Spirochaetales / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen