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Evaluation of the effect of gum treatment on saliva and blood fetuin-A levels in patients with gum disease

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: K053- Chronic periodontitis
Registration Number
CTRI/2021/03/031919
Lead Sponsor
Dr Sanjita Nair
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Presence of at least 20 natural teeth

Group 1 healthy individuals having no clinical signs of gingival inflammation, no clinical attachment loss and probing pocket depth less than or equal to 3mm

Group 2 patients who have been clinically diagnosed with generalized moderate to severe chronic periodontitis, otherwise systemically healthy, based on American Academy of Periodontology 1999 classification found to have clinical attachment loss more than or equal to 3mm in 30% of the sites and probing pocket depth more than or equal to 5mm with at least 6 teeth.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with history of any systemic disease

Pregnancy or lactation

Current or former smokers

Patients with history of periodontal therapy in the last 6 months

Patients with history of antibiotic intake in the last 3 months

Patients with history of anti-inflammatory drug therapy in the last 3 months

Patients consuming any other medications

Patients with any intra oral lesions

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Salivary and serum fetuin-A levels. Probing pocket depth clinical attachment level bleeding on probingTimepoint: Baseline and 3 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Gingival index plaque indexTimepoint: 3 months
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