title: Short-Term Results in Evaluating a Gingiva-Adhesive Hydrophobic-Chlorhexidine-Gel for Chronic Periodontitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Oral mucosa and interproximal spaces of the teeth could favor the colonization of periodontopathogenic bacteria, which could be targeted by chemical antiplaque agents such as chlorhexidine, present in different oral hygiene products, thus improving the control of biofilm growth and delaying microbial accumulation. The study aimed to evaluate whether the use of a hydrophobic gel with good gingival adhesion for 14 days after the scaling and root planing of patients with chronic periodontitis would improve the treatment outcome, when compared with the use of a regular hydrophyllic gel.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with moderate disease were included in two study groups. At baseline and 3 months after the treatment the following parameters were recorded: pocket depth, Approximal Plaque Index, Modified Gingival Index, Simplified Oral Hygiene Index, bleeding on probing. Patients received scaling and root planing in two sessions at 24 hours interval. After the treatment, patients in the test group applied the hydrophobic adhesive chlorhexidine gel once a day, every other day, while in the control group the gel was used twice daily.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both treatments resulted in significant improvement in all clinical indices, except Approximal Plaque Index, which deteriorated significantly in both groups. Three months after mechanical treatment, the mean probing depth changed in the test group from 4.16±0.45 mm to 2.80±0.42 mm, and in the control group from 4.16±0.30 to 2.69±0.19.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both adjunctive anti-infective therapies induced clinical improvement 3 months from baseline. The differences between the two treatments were not statistically significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Ciprian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarbu
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Darian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rusu
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Medicine, Faculty Of Medicine and Pharmacy, Oradea University, Romania.
authors.forename: Horia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Călniceanu
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasaj
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Stefan Adrian
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Petrutiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roman
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Andrada
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soancă
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: PicoȘ
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania.
authors.forename: Stefan Ioan
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Stratul
authors.affiliation: Center for Periodontology, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University of Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jentsch
keywords: chlorhexidine; chronic periodontitis; dental scaling; treatment