Novel Treatment of Residual Periodontal Pockets: A pilot study

Novel Treatment of Residual Periodontal Pockets: A pilot study - NTRPP

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00011226

Enrollment

Registered

2017-11-20

Start date

2018-02-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Residual pocket after non-surgical periodontal treatment K05.3

Interventions

Group 1: Gel group: application of a sodium hypochlorite gel (Perisolv, to fill the pocket, 30s exposure time), followed by scaling and root planing with ultrasound (U-SRP). The other pocket will be t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients treated >1 year ago in our clinic (non-surgical periodontal therapy) who after at least 2 dental hygiene maintenance visits have at least 2 residual periodontal pockets of 5-7mm depth

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: pregnancy/lactation, antibiotic therapy of any kind over the past 6 months, purulent exudate in any pockets, cigarette consumption of greater than 20 per day and any autoimmune deficiencies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
residual pocket reduction of =1mm, as measured after 3 and 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
BoP (Bleeding on Probing)?, reduced AL (attachment loss), as measured after 3 und 6 months.	—

Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactPatrick R. Schmidlin

Universität ZürichZentrum für Zahnmedizin

patrick.schmidlin@zzm.uzh.ch+41 44n 634 34 17

Outcome results

None listed

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