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Additional effects of homeopathy on chronic periodontitis: a 1-year follow-up randomized clinical trial
L C Mourão1, D M Cataldo2, H Moutinho2
1Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Universidade Veiga de Almeida (UVA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Background And Objective:
The aim of this study was test the hypothesis that homeopathy (H) enhances the effects of scaling and root planing (SRP) in patients with chronic periodontitis (CP).
Materials And Methods:
50 patients with CP were randomly allocated to one of two treatment groups: SRP (C-G) or SRP + H (H-G). Assessments were made at baseline and after 3 and 12 months of treatments. The local and systemic responses to the treatments were evaluated by clinical and serologic parameters, respectively.
Results:
Both groups displayed significant improvements, however, using clinical attachment gain and reductions in HDL, LDL and Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Glucose and Uric acid, from baseline to 1 year, as criteria for treatment success, H-G performed significantly better than C-G.
Conclusion:
The findings of this 1-year follow-up randomized clinical trial suggest that homeopathic medicines, as an adjunctive to SRP, can provide significant local and systemic improvements for CP patients.
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