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. 2022 Mar 13;14(1):32-37.
doi: 10.34172/japid.2022.003. eCollection 2022.

Evaluation of the effect of coenzyme Q10 supplementation along with scaling and root planing (SRP) on periodontal and gingival indices in controlled diabetic patients

Shima Ghasemi  1 , Zeinab Torab  2 , Adileh Shirmohammadi  3 , Amirreza Babaloo  3 , Reza Johari  4 , Farrokh Farhadi  5 , Majid Mobasseri  6 , Hamidreza Mohammadi  3
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Evaluation of the effect of coenzyme Q10 supplementation along with scaling and root planing (SRP) on periodontal and gingival indices in controlled diabetic patients

Shima Ghasemi et al. J Adv Periodontol Implant Dent. .

Abstract

Background: This clinical trial evaluated the effect of coenzyme Q10 supplementation along with scaling and root planing (SRP) on periodontal and gingival indices in controlled diabetic patients.

Methods: Forty-two diabetic patients (controlled type), referred to the Department of Periodontics with chronic periodontitis and eligible for the study, were included in the study. Patients suffering from chronic periodontitis with a probing pocket depth of ≥5 mm in different quadrants of the oral cavity with radiographic evidence of bone loss were included in the present randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial. The subjects were instructed to take one capsule of coenzyme Q10 or a placebo every day for 30 days following SRP. Clinical parameters, i.e., plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), bleeding on probing (BOP), clinical attachment level (CAL), and probing pocket depth (PPD), were recorded at baseline and four weeks after treatment by two masked and calibrated examiners. The study results were reported as (mean ± standard deviations) and frequencies (percentages).

Results: One month after the intervention, PPD, CAL, BOP, and PI indices in the intervention group were significantly lower than those in the control group. One month after the intervention, the GI was similar in both groups. A significant decrease was observed in the GI in both groups after the intervention.

Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that Q10 orally with scaling and root planing in patients with controlled diabetes with chronic periodontitis might accelerate the treatment process and significantly reduce the pocket depth.

Keywords: Bleeding on probing; clinical attachment level; coenzyme Q10; gingival index; periodontitis; plaque index; probing depth.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Adileh Sirmohammadi is the editor-in-chief of the journal, and was blinded to peer review of this paper. The authors declare no other competing interests related to the publication of this work.

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