¹ UNIVERSITY OF NIŠ, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, CLINIC OF DENTISTRY, DEPARTMENT OF PROSTHODONTICS
² UNIVERSITY OF NIŠ, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, CLINIC OF DENTISTRY, DEPARTMENT OF ORAL MEDICINE AND PERIODONTOLOGY
³ UNIVERSITY OF NIŠ, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, CLINIC OF DENTISTRY, DEPARTMENT OF ORTHODONTICS,
⁴ UNIVERSITY OF PRIŠTINA, FACULTY OF MEDICINE TEMPORARILY SEATED IN KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, CLINIC OF DENTISTRY, DEPARTMENT OF PROSTHODONTICS
⁵ PRIVATE DENTAL PRACTICE "KALODENT" NIŠ

Introduction: Periodontal disease starts as gingival inflammation which progresses to degradation of periodontal tissues and loss of teeth. This condition requires the placement of dental prosthesis in order to establish the functional and anatomical integrity of the stomatognathic system. Before the beginning of prosthetic rehabilitation, changes of the oral mucosa must be eliminated, and oral hygiene must be maintained at high level. Lacalut active paste solution is used in patients with periodontal disease manifesting because of its anticariogenic, antiseptic, antiinflammatory and palliative effect..
The aim of the study was to examine Lacalut paste and Lacalut solution efficacy in the treatment of periodontal disease within preprosthetic preparation of the patient.
Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on a sample of 120 patients who visited the Department of Prosthodontics Dental Clinic Niš for the prosthetic rehabilitation. The evaluation of periodontal tissues was performed using Gingival Index Loe-Silness (GI), Plaque Index (PI), Tartar Index (TI), Subgingival Dental Calcus Index (SCI) and the Attachment Level Index (AL); the patients then underwent the basic periodontal therapy. The examinees were divided into four groups of 30 subjects who all maintained regular oral hygiene with their toothbrush; group I used the Lacalut paste, group II commercial paste and Lacalut solution, group III used the Lacalut  toothpaste and Lacalut solution, and IV group used a commercial paste. After a week, GI, Pl, Izk and Ikon were determined, and a month after GI, Pl, TI and AL. For statistical analysis of the results, a software program SPSS Statistics 21 was used.
Results: The investigated indexes were significantly lower among all groups after treatment with the most notable reduction in the group III which used the Lacalut toothpaste solution.
Conclusion: Lacalut paste and solution proved to be effective in the elimination of gingival inflammation and are recommended as an adjunct in the periodontal and preprosthetic therapy.

Key words: periodontitis, Lacalut paste, Lacalut solution

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