title: Additional effects of homeopathy on chronic periodontitis: a 1-year follow-up randomized clinical trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was test the hypothesis that homeopathy (H) enhances the effects of scaling and root planing (SRP) in patients with chronic periodontitis (CP).
  
  
  METHODS
  50 patients with CP were randomly allocated to one of two treatment groups: SRP (C-G) or SRP + H (H-G). Assessments were made at baseline and after 3 and 12 months of treatments. The local and systemic responses to the treatments were evaluated by clinical and serologic parameters, respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both groups displayed significant improvements, however, using clinical attachment gain and reductions in HDL, LDL and Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Glucose and Uric acid, from baseline to 1 year, as criteria for treatment success, H-G performed significantly better than C-G.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings of this 1-year follow-up randomized clinical trial suggest that homeopathic medicines, as an adjunctive to SRP, can provide significant local and systemic improvements for CP patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Veiga de Almeida (UVA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Mourão
authors.affiliation: Instituto Hahnemanniano do Brasil (IHB), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Cataldo
authors.affiliation: Instituto Hahnemanniano do Brasil (IHB), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moutinho
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Veiga de Almeida (UVA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Periodontology, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: andradejr13@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Canabarro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D055113:Chronic Periodontitis / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D012534:Dental Scaling; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006705:Homeopathy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D014527:Uric Acid
keywords: Chronic periodontitis; Homeopathy; Non-surgical periodontal treatment