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. 2024 Mar 19;16(3):e56464.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.56464. eCollection 2024 Mar.

Assessment of Clinical and Patient-Centered Outcomes in Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy

Vyshnavi B Sindhusha  1 , Arvina Rajasekar  1
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Assessment of Clinical and Patient-Centered Outcomes in Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy

Vyshnavi B Sindhusha et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Aim The study was conducted to assess the clinical and patient-centered outcomes among the patients who had undergone nonsurgical periodontal therapy (NSPT). Methodology The participants for this study were 40 individuals with generalized chronic periodontitis. Numerous clinical parameters including clinical attachment level (CAL), probing pocket depth (PPD), plaque index (PI), and gingival index (GI) were evaluated along with the administration of a customized questionnaire before and after three months of therapy to evaluate patient-centered outcomes. Results Clinical parameters showed significant (p < 0.05) improvement post-NSPT. There was 100% satisfaction in few patient-centered outcomes such as bleeding gums, bad breath, food entrapment, and mobility. Conclusion A significant improvement in the clinical parameters does not guarantee improvement in patient-centered outcomes. Achieving the improvement in patient-centered outcomes can improve the overall quality of life (QOL), marking this a holistic treatment.

Keywords: clinical measures; oral health; patient centered outcomes; periodontal therapy; quality of life (qol).

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Calculation of the study population using G*Power software
G* power software was used to calculate the sample size where critical t (number of standard deviations from null mean) and degrees of freedom (df) along with noncentrality parameter gamma (δ) are the outcome parameters to obtain sample size.
Figure 2
Figure 2. At baseline (before NSPT)
NSPT: nonsurgical periodontal therapy The above image shows the plaque and calculus along with mild inflammation in the interdental papilla before performing NSPT.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Three-month recall visit (post-NSPT)
NSPT: nonsurgical periodontal therapy The above image shows the reduced plaque and inflammation along with the accentuated gingival stippling in the interdental papilla during a three-month recall visit after performing NSPT.
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