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study comparing levels of oral fluid contents in smokers and nonsmokers with gum disease

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF SALIVARY LIPID PEROXIDATION AND TOTAL SIALIC ACID LEVELS IN SMOKERS AND NON SMOKERS WITH CHRONIC PERIODONTITICS A SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC STUDY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/09/015842
Enrollment
25
Registered
2018-09-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: A498- Other bacterial infections of unspecified site

Interventions

Intervention1: smokers with chronic periodontitis: Case group (smokers with chronic periodontitis )-25 subjects Control Intervention1: smokers and non-smokers with chronic periodontitis: control group

Sponsors

sreelakshmi sekhar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subjects age ranging from 35-55 yrs Subject with minimum complement of 20 teeth. Subjects who are diagnosed with chronic periodontitis, with at least two non-adjacent sites with probing pocket depths or clinical attachment level of >= 6 mm.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with any other known systemic diseases Subjects who had undergone any periodontal treatment in the past 6 months. Subjects who have received antibiotics/ anti-inflammatory drugs/ steroids in the past 6 months. Pregnant or lactating women. Subjects who are on anti-oxidant therapy Subjects who are using any other forms of tobacco other than cigarette form or alcohol users.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To measure and compare the salivary lipid peroxidation (as an end product of oxidative stress) and salivary sialic acid levels in smokers and non smokers with chronic periodontitisTimepoint: baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To measure and compare the salivary lipid peroxidation (as an end product of oxidative stress) and salivary sialic acid levels in smokers and non smokers with chronic periodontitisTimepoint: baseline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public Contactamit kw

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences,Bengaluru

amitakw@rediffmail.com9480085687

Outcome results

None listed

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