Curcumin-Simvastatin-EDTA in the Treatment of Periodontitis

The present study entailed thirty patients having stage II or stage III, Grade A periodontitis with 30 intrabony defects. Patients were divided into three groups; group I was subjected to open flap debridement only. Group II was subjected to open flap debridement followed by application of curcumin-simvastatin paste (2% curcumin and 1.2% simvastatin). Group III was subjected to open flap debridement followed by 24% EDTA root surface etching and application of curcumin-simvastatin paste (2% curcumin and 1.2% simvastatin).Clinical parameters including plaque index, sulcus bleeding index, probing depth and clinical attachment level were recorded pre-surgical. Moreover, radiographic examination was performed by cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) just before the surgery . Vertical bone defects were exposed by full thickness mucoperiosteal flap following intrasulcular incision and thorough debridement was performed. Group II received local application of curcumin-simvastatin paste .Group III received curcumin-simvastatin paste after debridement and 24 % EDTA. The same initial clinical parameters were recorded three and six months postoperatively. Radiographic measurements were recorded six months post surgically.

Inclusion criteria

• Patient suffering at least a single posterior 2-3 wall periodontal Pocket of depth ≥ 5 mm, attachment loss ≥3 mm, intrabony component ≥3 mm, plaque index ≤1 (Sillness and Loe, 1964) and sulcus bleeding index ≤1 (Mühlemann & Son, 1971). All these criteria were determined after phase I conventional periodontal therapy.
• Systemically healthy as evidenced by burket's oral medicine health history question questionnaire (Glick et al., 2008).
• Patients available during follow-up periods

Exclusion criteria

• Smoking
• Patient unwilling to comply with periodontal hygienic instructions
• Patients under any long-term chronic medication
• Vulnerable individuals