Locally Delivered Atorvastatin & Rosuvastatin for Treatment of Furcation Defects in Chronic Periodontitis

Summary

Statins are one of the lipid lowering drugs that help in reducing cholesterol levels in the body by specifically inhibiting 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase; which is a rate limiting enzyme for cholesterol synthesis. Rosuvastatin (RSV) and atorvastatin (ATV) have shown to have bone stimulatory and anti-inflammatory effects.. The present study aims to explore the efficacy of 1.2% RSV and 1.2% ATV gel as a local drug delivery and redelivery system as an adjunct to scaling and root planing (SRP) for the treatment of degree II furcation defects.

Timeline

Start

2015-05

Primary completion

2016-02

Completion

2016-02

Publications

• Garg S, Pradeep AR. 1.2% Rosuvastatin and 1.2% Atorvastatin Gel Local Drug Delivery and Redelivery in the Treatment of Class II Furcation Defects: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. J Periodontol. 2017 Mar;88(3):259-265. doi: 10.1902/jop.2016.160399. Epub 2016 Oct 7.

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