120
Participants
Start Date
July 1, 2022
Primary Completion Date
February 2, 2024
Study Completion Date
December 3, 2024
Antibiotics(doxycycline)
doxycycline 100 mg 2 stat the first day followed by od for 14 days
Probiotics
Probiotic powder of Lactobacillus Reuteri. After mechanical debridement patient will be prescribed with Lactobacillus rhamnosus SP1 \[(2x107colony forming units (CFU)/ day)\] (Macrofood S.A., Santiago de Chile, Chile) for 1 month. The dose would be one sachet taken orally daily. The sachets presented to the patients would be identical. Individuals will be instructed to dissolve 1 sachet in water (150 mL) and ingest it once a day after brushing their teeth.
Metronidazole gel 25%
After mechanical debridement, 25% of metronidazole gel was administered into the periodontal pockets. The gel was applied with a parojet syringe provided with a blunt cannula
Baqai Medical University, Karachi
Dr fizza khalid
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