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Can the results of non-surgical therapy of periodontitis be improved by the use of enamel matrix proteins?

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Oral Health
Periodontal disease, unspecified
Generalised periodontitis
Registration Number
ISRCTN14654696
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Bonn
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
44
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patients
2. Two residual pockets with probing depth = 5 mm and = 8 mm, bleeding and probing (BOP), mobility = degree 1 and without furcation involvement

Exclusion Criteria

1. Full mouth plaque score (modified O'Leary et al. 1972) > 20%
2. Uncontrolled systemic disease, requiring high dose steroid therapy, radiation or other immune-suppressive therapy and history of malignant disease in the oral cavity or previous radiotherapy in the head or neck area
3. Pregnant or lactating females
4. Drug and alcohol abuse
5. Smoking > 10 cigarettes per day
6. inadequate restorative therapy or malocclusion

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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