Regular home use of dual-light photodynamic therapy as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment in smokers: a single-center randomized controlled clinical trial.

Clin Oral Investig · 2025 · PMC12592251 · PMID 41196397

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Overall, reductions from baseline remained significant (control: Δ = –0.47 ± 0.80, p = 0.013; test: Δ = –0.63 ± 0.45, p < 0.001), with between-group differences remaining non-significant, though nearing significance at 6 months ( p = 0.054).

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