30
Participants
Start Date
April 1, 2016
Primary Completion Date
August 30, 2017
Study Completion Date
November 29, 2017
Full-mouth supragingival scaling
Control group comprised of 15 patients who were treated with routine full-mouth supragingival scaling.
Subgingival scaling
Test group comprised of 15 patients who were treated with subgingival scaling only around all banded first molars.
Subgingival irrigation
Test group comprised of 15 patients who were treated with subgingival irrigation only around all banded first molars with 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution (Trade name: HEXIDINE), an antiseptic - antiplaque agent.
Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital
OTHER