Minimally Invasive Non-surgical Therapy With or Without Injectable Bone Putty

Minimally Invasive Non-surgical Therapy With or Without Injectable Bone Putty in Treating Intra-bony Periodontal Defects (Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial)

• All periodontitis patients with infra bony pockets to be included in this study will diagnosed as having stage III periodontitis with probing pocket depth (PPD) ≥ 6 mm, and clinical attachment loss (CAL) ≥ 5mm will be treated by minimally invasive non-surgical therapy or by injectable bone putty

The present study will be designed as a randomized controlled clinical and radiographic. The study will be carried out on stage III grade (B) periodontitis patients with intra-bony defects. Those patients will be selected from the outpatient clinics of the Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut branch.

The study has bee approved by the ethical committee, Faculty of Dental medicine, Al-Azhar University, Assiut branch.

2. All patients will be fully informed about the study's nature and the possible risks of the study procedures; they sign the consent form before the work.

Inclusion Criteria:

• • All periodontitis patients to be included in this study should be diagnosed as having stage III periodontitis with probing pocket depth (PPD) ≥ 6 mm, and clinical attachment loss (CAL) ≥ 5mm.

  • 2- or 3-wall intra-bony interproximal defect with depth ≥3 mm, a width of ≥3 mm at its most coronal part and 45-55-degree angulation will be selected in order to reduce defect variability
  • All patients will be free from any systemic diseases according to the American Dental Academy general guidelines for referring dental patients to specialists and other care settings.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any patients with any systemic condition that contraindicate any surgical intervention