Therapeutic Efficacy of a 1% Metformin Chip as an Adjunct to Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
The adjunctive use of a 1% metformin chip with SRP significantly enhances clinical outcomes and reduces microbial load, supporting its potential as an effective therapeutic approach for the management of periodontitis.
Authors
- Sreenivas Nagarakanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8202-7976)
- Sukrutha Biradavolu
- Sumanth Gunupati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5426-8761)
- Dasari Vanditha
- Sravya sri Prudhvi
- Dakavaram Soundarya
Institutions
- Narayana Dental College and Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-05-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.84248
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Oral and gingival health research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.02