Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluation of Air Polishing With Ultrasonic Debridement in the Treatment of Initial Periodontal Pockets

Lead Sponsor:

Syrian Private University

Conditions:

Gingivitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Clinical evaluation of using erythritol powder as air polishing with ultrasonic scaling and root planing in the treatment of initial periodontal pockets. This trial will be split-mouth design, in whic...

Detailed Description

The aim of the study is to evaluate the usage of erythritol powder by means of air polishing in hand of undergraduate dental students as a single way to remove biofilm and the adjunctive application o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients are in generally good health
  • Patients are from both gender and their age is between 18 to 60 years.
  • Patients have a minimum of 20 teeth
  • The patient is a non-smoker (less than 5 cigarettes per day) and non-alcoholic.
  • Female participants must not be pregnant or breastfeeding (lactation).
  • the absence of severe oral habits
  • the presence of at least one residual pocket with pocket depth \>4 mm with interdental sites with a probing depth of 3 to 5 mm without furcation involvement or subgingival restorations.
  • A sign informed consent from participation and permission to use obtained data for research purposes.

Exclusion

  • Bruxism
  • Allergy to glycine or chlorhexidine;
  • systemic medical conditions requiring antibiotic prophylaxis (for endocarditis prophylaxis) and anti-inflammatory drugs before dental procedures;
  • active systemic infectious disease;
  • major systemic illnesses (diabetes mellitus, cancer, immunodeficiency virus, bone metabolic diseases or disorders that compromise wound healing, radiation or immunosuppressive therapy, neutropenia, agranulocytosis, or bleeding disorders.
  • chronic high dose steroid therapy
  • Patients are undergone to radiotherapy or chemotherapy before or during the study period.
  • actively smoking more than five cigarettes per day;
  • signs of generalized severe periodontitis;
  • having received periodontal maintenance within 3 months before baseline
  • patients treated with antibiotics 6 months prior to the study
  • chronic bronchitis and asthma
  • compromised immune system
  • hypersensitivity to sugar alcohols.
  • any physical limitations or restrictions that might preclude normal oral hygiene procedures.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 9 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 30 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

13 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03863093

Start Date

February 9 2019

End Date

December 30 2019

Last Update

November 24 2023

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Syrian Private University

Damascus, Syria

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