Use of an air polishing powder along with ultrasonic tooth cleaning for treatment of gum disease.

Evaluation Of Scaling And Root Planing With Or Without Glycine Powder Air Polishing In The Improvement Of Periodontal Parameters Among Patients With Mild To Moderate Periodontitis – A Split Mouth Randomized Controlled Trial. - Nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/03/064188

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-15

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K053- Chronic periodontitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Glycine Powder Air Polishing: Intervetion will be applied only once after Scaling and Root Planing and assessments will be made at baseline and at the end of 1 month. Control Intervent

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients between 28–68 years of age (male and female). 2. Minimum of 3 teeth in each quadrant that had not received periodontal debridement in last 3 months. 3. Pocket depth of 4 to 6mm on at least 2 or 3 teeth adjacent to each other on both sides either in the maxilla or mandible excluding the third molars.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with acute infectious oral lesions. 2.Patients who have furcation defects. 3.Patients using antibiotics within in last 4 weeks. 4.Patients who are pregnant and lactating mothers.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the efficacy of scaling and root planing (SRP) along with glycine powder air polishing (GPAP) and scaling and root planing (SRP) alone in the improvement of periodontal parameters among patients with mild to moderate periodontitis.Timepoint: At Baseline & at 1 month	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
plaque index (Silness J and Loe H 1964), gingival index (Loe H and Silness J 1963), probing pocket depth, clinical attachment level, bleeding on probing (Gingival Bleeding Index Ainamo and Bay, 1975)Timepoint: At Baseline & at 1 month	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVuyyala Pani Pranavi

Dayananda Sagar College Of Dental Sciences

archananaik@dscds.edu.in9986204322

Outcome results

None listed

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