title: [The clinical effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy combined with supragingival and sublingual scaling therapy on periodontitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was to observe the clinical effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy combined with supragingival and subgingival scaling therapy on periodontitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients with periodontitis were divided randomly into 3 groups, the supragingival and subgingival scaling therapy group, the hyperbaric oxygen therapy group, the hyperbaric oxygen combined with supragingival and subgingival scaling therapy group. The clinical index and the level of aspartate aminotransferase in gingival cervical fluid (GCF-AST) of the 3 groups were compared pre and post treatment,and the clinical index and the level of GCF-AST of the 3 groups after treatment were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 3 methods had different clinical effects on periodontitis, and the hyperbaric oxygen combined with supragingival and subgingival scaling group had the best therapeutic results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The hyperbaric oxygen therapy combined with supragingival and subgingival scaling therapy had synergistic action on periodontitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Jinhua Center Hospital, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors.forename: Yue-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Bei-Lan
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D012534:Dental Scaling; D005260:Female; D005883:Gingival Crevicular Fluid; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010512:Periodontal Index; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000628:therapy*; D013357:Subgingival Curettage