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Evaluation of two preventive schemes of dental extraction with amoxicillin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitors (anti-TNF-?) and methotrexate

Not Applicable
Conditions
Rheumatoid arthritis, Inflammation, Focal Infection Dental
C05.550.114.154
C01.539.392.433
C23.550.470
Registration Number
RBR-3kzp25
Lead Sponsor
niversidade Federal do Ceará
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruitment completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Healthy volunteers and subjects with rheumatoid arthritis who make use of inhibitors of TNF-alpha and methotrexate.Participants with aged 18 to 75 years.
Patients that signed the IC (Informed Consent)and requiring simple extractions, exhibiting in blood tests (INR- international normalized ratio less than 2.5 platelet count above the 30.000; Count leukocytes above the 2.000 per mm³ and fasting glucose lower than 126 mg/dL). This study aims to enroll about 72 patients.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients that used antibiotics in the last 15 days. Patients allergic to Amoxicillin (experimental group).Patients with dental infection(periodontal abscess or periapical abscess).Patients with pre-existing infection. Patients that used additional immunosuppressive medication and patients who not attended the scheduled follow and/or do not follow the instructions of this study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
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