Pilot Study Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) 2023

Pilot Study: The Effectiveness of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Treatment of Periodontitis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

Latusek K, Słotwińska-Pawlaczyk A, Warakomska A, Kubicka-Musiał M, Wiench R, Orzechowska-Wylęgała B — Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) combined with standard non-surgical treatment for periodontitis in 14 patients with type 2 diabetes.

What They Found

The study found significantly better reductions in probing depth (PD) and gains in clinical attachment level (CAL) in the group receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy compared to the control group. Both groups, totaling 14 patients, showed a reduction in bleeding on probing (BOP) after treatment.

Canadian Relevance

This pilot study was not conducted in Canada and has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

A significant limitation of this pilot study is its very small sample size of only 14 patients, which limits the generalizability of the findings.

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Study Details

Study Type	Pilot Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	37174886
Year Published	2023
Journal	Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

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