Additional effects of homeopathy on chronic periodontitis: A 1-year follow-up randomized clinical trial

•An additional effect of homeopathy in the therapy of Chronic Periodontitis is proposed.•Local and systemic parameters of 50 patients were monitored for 1 year.•Homeopathy provides significant improvements for Chronic Periodontitis patients.

Background and objectiveThe aim of this study was test the hypothesis that homeopathy (H) enhances the effects of scaling and root planing (SRP) in patients with chronic periodontitis (CP).Materials and Methods50 patients with CP were randomly allocated to one of two treatment groups: SRP (C-G) or SRP + H (H-G). Assessments were made at baseline and after 3 and 12 months of treatments. The local and systemic responses to the treatments were evaluated by clinical and serologic parameters, respectively.ResultsBoth groups displayed significant improvements, however, using clinical attachment gain and reductions in HDL, LDL and Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Glucose and Uric acid, from baseline to 1 year, as criteria for treatment success, H-G performed significantly better than C-G.ConclusionThe findings of this 1-year follow-up randomized clinical trial suggest that homeopathic medicines, as an adjunctive to SRP, can provide significant local and systemic improvements for CP patients.