A clinical and biochemical study to assess the association of stress and chronic periodontitis
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/12/007616
- Lead Sponsor
- Vishnu Teja O
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
25-60 yrs. of age
minimum 20 teeth present.
Subjects who are willing to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
Subjects who were on anti-inflammatory drugs or antibiotics in last six months.
Other conditions elicited by a medical history influencing the inflammatory response.
Diseases of immune system.
Patients who had undergone periodontal treatment six months before examination.
Pregnancy and lactation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method stress levels will be evaluated based on DASS Stress scoreTimepoint: March 2016 to August 2016
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method salivary cortisol levels will be evaluated biochemicallyTimepoint: ELISA