Pain control induced by placebo effect during scaling and root planing
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Condition 1: pain during scaling and root planing. Condition 2: Pain during scaling and root planing.Chronic gingivitisChronic periodontitis
- Registration Number
- IRCT201212041081N6
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-chancellor for research, Gillan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 182
Inclusion Criteria
Volunteers seeking scaling and root planing and have either gingivitis or periodontitis are selected. Being in a good general health; having at least 3 standing teeth in each sextant of dentition; not consuming any drugs such as anti-depressants; corticosteroids; ant-coagulants; NSAIDs; anti-inflammatory; and etc.
Patients needing anti-biotic prophylaxis, as well as pregnant or lactating women are excluded from the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain severity. Timepoint: During intervention. Method of measurement: visual analogue scale, Five point verbal rating scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Treatment of gingivitis and/or periodontitis. Timepoint: At the time of admission, and four weeks after scaling. Method of measurement: Probing pocket depth.