CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS ON OSTEOPOROTIC FEMALES HAVING CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS

Cairo Dental Journal (30) Number (1), 1:10 January, 2014

Autors:
Mohamed A. Galal (1); Mushira A. Dahaba, (2); Basma M. Zaki(3) and Hanaa M. Elshenawy (3) 
1. Researcher Assistant of Oral Radiology, Department of Oral Medicine & Surgery, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt. 
2. Professor & Head of Oral Radiology Department, Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt. 
3. Researcher of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Department of Oral Medicine & Surgery, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

ABSTRACT 
The aim of the present study is to assess the effect of Omega-3 fatty acids, as an adjunctive therapy in management of chronic periodontitis in postmenopausal osteoporotic females. Twenty four postmenopausal females having osteopenia or osteoporosis and chronic periodontitis were included in this study. These patients were divided into two groups: The Omega-3 group (O3) which included 13 subjects. They were given 1gm omega-3 daily, plus Rutin-C and vitamin C (50 mg Rutin + 100 mg vitamin-C) once daily. The second group which is the control group (C): 11 subjects were given Rutin-C and vitamin C once daily. These medications were given for 9 months. Scaling and root planing was done to all patients before starting the medical treatment. Periodontal Indices measured at 6 and 9 months were: Plaque Index (PI), Papillary Bleeding Index (BPI), Pocket depth (PD) and Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL). The results showed that all the periodontal indices improved in both groups after 6 and 9 months intervals, some were significant favoring omega-3 group (PI after 9 months), some were significant favoring control group (PBI after 6 & 9 months, and pocket depth after 9 months), meanwhile, others were non-significant for the two groups (CAL after 6 & 9 months, plaque index and pocket depth after 6 months). It can be concluded that the use of Omega-3 is a beneficial nutritional supplementation in chronic periodontitis cases. 

KEYWORDS: 
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Rutin-C, Vitamin-C, Osteoporotic/osteopenic females, Periodontal Indices. 

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