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effect of antilipidemic drug Simvastatin with commercially available bone graft in regeneration of bone loss in chronic periodontal disease

Clinical effect of Simvastatin gel with bone graft in grade II furcation defects - A randomized controlled clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/03/012740
Enrollment
20
Registered
2018-03-22
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Systemically healthy patients with Chronic periodontitis with grade 2 furcation involvements

Interventions

Intervention1: Simvastatin with bone graft: 1.2mg Simvastatin per 1ml 4% methycellulose gel added to commercially available synthetic nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite bone graft Control Intervention1: S

Sponsors

Darshanaa Arunachalam
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Presence of isolated grade II furcation defect 2. No recent history of antibiotic and periodontal therapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Systemic illness 2. Allergic to SMV 3. Systemic statin therapy 4. Pregnant lactating woman 5. Tobacco users 6. Immunocompromised patients Alcoholism Unacceptable oral hygiene

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical- horizontal probing depth, vertical probing depth, vertical clinical attachment loss Radiographic- vertical defect depth in IOPA, horizontal defect depth in CBCT, vertical defect depth in CBCT, volume of the defect in CBCTTimepoint: 0, 3, 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
full mouth mean plaque index, full mouth mean bleeding index, full mouth mean probing depth, full mouth mean clinical attachment loss, intervention tooth mean plaque index, intervention tooth mean bleeding index, intervention tooth mean probing depth, intervention tooth mean clinical attachment lossTimepoint: 0, 3, 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDarshanaa Arunachalam

Saveetha Dental College

drsheeja@rediffmail.com9884042252

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026