The effectiveness of systematic tinidazole in the treatment of periodontitis in smokers
- Conditions
- Moderate to advanced periodontitis in smokers.Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015022521195N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, International Branch
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
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Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
sixty systemically healthy individuals with untreated moderate-to-advanced periodontitis were
recruited into the study based on the following criteria:
1)patients do not use antibiotics in last 2 months.
2)do not have periodontal disease in last 6 months.
3)do not have systematic disease including: diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and other infectious diseases
4)participants should be current smokers(are defined as persons who had smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and reported that they were smoking at the time of interview.
Exclusion criteria: 1) pregnancy or lactation; 2) systemic diseases (such as diabetes
mellitus); 3) systemic antibiotics taken within the previous 2 months; 4) use of non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs; 5) confirmed or suspected intolerance to 5-nitroimidazole derivatives; and 6)
subgingival SRP or surgical periodontal therapy in the previous 6 month.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method