Treatment of intrabony periodontal defects using rhFGF-2 in combination with deproteinized bovine bone mineral or rhFGF-2 alone: A 6-month randomized controlled trial.

Atsushi SaitoTakahiro BizenjimaTakahiro TakeuchiEiichi SuzukiMasahiro SatoKouki YoshikawaYurie KitamuraDaisuke MatsugamiHideto AokiDaichi KitaKentaro ImamuraDaisuke IrokawaFumi SeshimaSachiyo Tomita

Published in: Journal of clinical periodontology (2019)

At 6 months, no significant difference in CAL gain or PROM between the two treatments was observed, although combination therapy yielded an enhanced radiographic outcome.

Keyphrases

combination therapy
randomized controlled trial
study protocol
bone mineral density
soft tissue
body composition
bone loss