A combination of omega 3 supplements and low dose aspirin performed about as well as a standard antibiotic regimen in patients with severe gum disease, according to a year long randomized trial published in May in the Journal of Periodontology. About 58 percent of patients treated with antibiotics reached the study's clinical target. In the omega-3 and aspirin group, 57.7 percent did.
Both substantially outperformed the comparison group. Among patients who received the standard deep cleaning plus placebo capsules, only 23.1 percent met the same goal.
