North Texas Dentistry Volume 4 Issue 2 | Page 6

cover feature Periodyne: A Breakthrough in Periodontal Care When scaling just isn’t enough Introducing The Periodyne System: A safe, new option to naturally support the health of your gums A Conversation with Dr. Kim Vanderlinden, President of Periodyne LLC and LuLu Stavinoha, Publisher of North Texas Dentistry LS: Dr. Vanderlinden, please share your excitement about this new product. What is Periodyne? KV: Periodyne is a natural gingival product that patients use at home. The application only takes a couple of seconds, so patient compliance is excellent. Periodyne is comprised of a patented combination of cetylated oils that are placed directly on the gums. In all of our research studies, the results have demonstrated a profound gingival benefit. The science is terrific. LS: Tell us how you see Periodyne helping patients and the dental team? KV: Our results clearly show that Periodyne can greatly benefit the gingiva. In our most recent study, all the patients still had red, swollen gingival tissue despite receiving regular hygiene care. Having been a hygienist yourself, you know that this is very common. 6 NORTH TEXAS DENTISTRY | www.northtexasdentistry.com We asked the question – in addition to regular hygiene, can anything be done to benefit the gingival tissue between appointments? If patients could return with pinker and healthier gingiva, then they would be much less sensitive during hygiene appointments. In turn, it is certainly far less stressful for hygienists to work on a more comfortable patient. My wife, who is a hygienist, says that working on patients with sensitive gingiva is the most stressful part of her day. LS: What did you find in your recently completed multi-center clinical trial? KV: First of all, the benefits for patients occurred quickly, in just one month. Bleeding on probing was reduced by more than 80%. Plus, more than 40% of the pockets that were deeper than 3mm were reduced to 3mm. We are very excited about these numbers. This is a very short timeframe in which to see such great improvement. The hygienists and dentists comments were very consistent. It was very encouraging to see that they all reported much healthier gingival tissue.