A randomized clinical trial

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Method and Materials: Forty ... The defects were randomly divided into two groups: ... mean CAL gain of 1.9 œ 1.8 mm, while the control defects yielded a significantly lower .... the clinicians supplemented mechanical .... SD, standard deviation; CAL, clinical attachment level; .... was administered six times: at baseline and.
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PERIODONTOLOGY Treatment of infrabony periodontal defects using a resorbable biopolymer of hyaluronic acid: A randomized clinical trial 'SBODFTDP#SJHVHMJP %%41&OSJDP#SJHVHMJP %%41/ 3PCFSUP#SJHVHMJP .% %%42$BSMP$BmFSP .% %.%3/ Gaetano Isola, DDS4

Objective: This randomized clinical study examined the use of hyaluronic acid to treat infrabony periodontal defects over a period of 24 months. Method and Materials: Forty subjects with a two-wall infrabony defect (probing depth [PD] ≥ 7 mm; clinical attachment MFWFM