The Lumoral Treatment is a CE-marked medical device developed to provide a potent, targeted antibacterial action on dental plaque in a home environment. The device mechanism of action is antibacterial photodynamic therapy (aPDT). The device is used by swishing a specially designed mouth rinse that strongly adheres to dental plaque. The plaque-adhered photoactive mouth rinse can be activated by a simple-to-use light applicator. Preliminary results have shown promising anti-inflammatory responses in addition to plaque reduction.
This study is designed to determine the efficacy of the Lumoral method in chronic periodontitis with a targeted group of stage III and IV periodontitis.~Improved supragingival plaque control can help to also sustain the subgingival plaque management in the long term.~In addition, the method might have a photobiomodulation effect on periodontal tissues.