Health Condition 1: K053- Chronic periodontitis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Presence of at least 20 natural teeth Group 1 healthy individuals having no clinical signs of gingival inflammation, no clinical attachment loss and probing pocket depth less than or equal to 3mm Group 2 patients who have been clinically diagnosed with generalized moderate to severe chronic periodontitis, otherwise systemically healthy, based on American Academy of Periodontology 1999 classification found to have clinical attachment loss more than or equal to 3mm in 30% of the sites and probing pocket depth more than or equal to 5mm with at least 6 teeth.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with history of any systemic disease Pregnancy or lactation Current or former smokers Patients with history of periodontal therapy in the last 6 months Patients with history of antibiotic intake in the last 3 months Patients with history of anti-inflammatory drug therapy in the last 3 months Patients consuming any other medications Patients with any intra oral lesions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Salivary and serum fetuin-A levels. Probing pocket depth clinical attachment level bleeding on probingTimepoint: Baseline and 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Gingival index plaque indexTimepoint: 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences