Efectividad del Quitosano como coadyuvante en el tratamiento local de periodontitis crónica

Abstract

The present study, experimental, aimed to determine the effectiveness of chitosan as an adjunct in the treatment of chronic periodontitis. This research involved 12 patients diagnosed with chronic periodontitis who attended the periodontics clinic of the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Los Andes. The sample was divided into experimental side, which was subjected to conventional therapy of scaling and root planing plus application of chitosan and hand control, which received only conventional therapy. The evaluation was performed by clinical parameters such as periodontal index, recorded before, during and after treatment, with controls for 6 weeks. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and statistical test was used Fisher's exact test, which revealed that the improvement of the disease, is significantly associated with the application of chitosan as an adjunct to scaling and root planing, as this biomaterial provides a quick and efficient recovery of the periodontal tissues.