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PERIODONTAL TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN POST MENOPAUSAL WOMEN RECEIVING HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of hormone replacement therapy(HRT) on periodontal treatment outcomes in a group of postmenopausal women with periodontitis. Materials and Methods: 23 post-menopausal chronic periodontitis patients were included in this study. The test group(n=11) consisted of women who started HRT with this study and received conjugated estrogen and medroxyprogesteron. The control group(n=12) was women not taking any HRT or supplement therapy. Study groups received the same periodontal treatment. All subjects examiend by recording the following: plaque index (PI), sulcus bleeding index (SBI), periodontal pocket depth (PD) and relative attachment level (RAL) from 6 sites in each tooth. Measurements were recorded at the baseline, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months following periodontal treatment. Serum estrogene level and bone mineral density was recorded at baseline and 6 months following periodontal treatment. Results: The GI change was greater in the control group. There wasn’t significant difference by means of PD, the attachment gain was significantly greater in the HRT receiving group. Conclusion: HRT seems to have a positive effect on periodontal treatment outcomes.

PERIODONTAL TEDAVİDE KULLANILAN KEMOTERAPÖTİKLER I CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS IN PERIODONTAL THERAPY

Anahtar Kelimeler: Atitiplak ajanlar. Gunumuzde klasik periodontal tedavileri desteklemek amaci ile pekcok antiplak alan kullanilmaktadir. Klor-heksidin, sanguinarin, listcrin bunlar arasinda en sik kullanilmis olan kemoterapotiklcr arasindadir. Key Words: Antiplaque agents. The antiplaque agents are used to supply the conventional therapy in periodontology. Chlorhexidine, sanquinari-ne, listerine are named as the most usejull chematherapeutics in the last years.

Periodontal Operasyonlarda Ağrısız Çalışma

OZET Periodontal operasyonlarda a grisiz calismada dikkat edilecek hususlar bir kez daha gozden gecirilerek; yeni uygulamaya baslanan jet enjeksiyon teknigi «Syrijet Mark II apareyi» kullanilarak cesitli operasyonlarda denendi. SUMMARY The matters that should be paid attention to for anesthesia in periodontal operations have been revised. The jet injection technique which was recently started to apply has been tested by using «Syrijet Mark II».