NCT07469813

Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment With an Oscillating Ultrasonic Device With Adjunctive Root Polishing. A Randomized, Comparative, Prospective Clinical Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: 251 Hellenic Air Force & VA General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Non-surgical periodontal treatment leads to periodontal inflammation resolution and amelioration of the clinical periodontal indices via the microbial load reduction. Additionally, non-surgical periodontal treatment can be performed with different instruments. Ultrasonic scalers with or without hand scalers are more frequently used during Phase I periodontal treatment, however the one who performs the treatment is committed to choose the tools that according to his judgment will lead to the best clinical outcomes following non-surgical periodontal therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of non-surgical periodontal treatment with a new oscillating ultrasonic device (Paro) with adjunctive root polishing versus traditional scaling and root planing with ultrasonic device and hand instruments, 3 and 6 months after treatment, at patients diagnosed with chronic periodontitis stage II, III and IV.

Detailed description

Non-surgical periodontal treatment leads to periodontal inflammation resolution and amelioration of the clinical periodontal indices via the microbial load reduction. Additionally, non-surgical periodontal treatment can be performed with different instruments. Ultrasonic scalers with or without hand scalers are more frequently used during Phase I periodontal treatment, however the one who performs the treatment is committed to choose the tools that according to his judgment will lead to the best clinical outcomes following non-surgical periodontal therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of non-surgical periodontal treatment with a new oscillating ultrasonic device (Paro) with adjunctive root polishing versus traditional scaling and root planing with ultrasonic device and hand instruments, 3 and 6 months after treatment, at patients diagnosed with chronic periodontitis stage II, III and IV.

Conditions

• Periodontal Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Non-surgical periodontal treatment with U/S scalers and hand instruments	Treatment of Group 1 was performed with U/S scalers (P3 \& P1), hand instruments( Gracey curettes) and sub-gingival polishing.
PROCEDURE	Periodontal treatment with U/S scalers and Vector/Paro	Treatment of Group 2 was performed with U/S scalers (P3 \& P1), Vector-Paro System and sub- gingival polishing. In both groups, completion was decided upon the feeling of the operator that the root surfaces are smooth enough.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-06-20
• Primary completion: 2026-01-20
• Completion: 2026-01-20
• First posted: 2026-03-13
• Last updated: 2026-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece