Efficacy of Curcumin Gel Versus Hyaluronic Acid as Adjuvants to Scaling and Root Planing on IL-1β Levels in Smokers With Chronic Periodontitis
Group II patients (former smokers with periodontitis) showed better improvements in the variables evaluated. Patients in Group III (control group) were the next to follow. However, patients in Group I (current smokers with periodontitis) did not benefit from the administration of LDD agents.
Authors
- VeerendranathReddy Panthula
- Dr Rekha Rani Koduganti
- Manasa Ambati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2387-6561)
- Laxmi Jaahnavi Devarampati
- Jammula Surya Prasanna
- Hima Bindu Gireddy
Institutions
- Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.101405
- Primary Topic
- Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00