Assessing the Clinical Efficacy of Bentonite Clay Gel on Bone Regeneration in the Treatment of Intra-bony Defects: A Clinico-radiograph Study

Assessing the Clinical Efficacy of Bentonite Clay Gel on Bone Regeneration in the Treatment of Intra-bony Defects: A Clinico-radiograph Study

The aim of this study is to evaluate osseous regeneration efficacy of bentonite gel with hydroxyapatite in comparison with hydroxyapatite incase of intrabony defects

The test group includes patients with intrabony defects where flap surgery is will be performed and bentonite clay gel with HA will be placed and in control group only HA is placed.

Experimental: Main treatment group bentonite with hydroxyaatite is added into the defect site.

Comparator: In patients allocated to control group,only hydroxyapatite is added.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Systemically healthy male and female patients of age >18 years
2. two-walled or three-walled intrabony defects and
3. probing pocket depths (PPD) of ≥ 5mm.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Medically compromised patients,
2. patients <18 years of age,
3. pregnant women,
4. heavy smokers, and
5. patients who underwent radiotherapy or chemotherapy are excluded.