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Evaluation of two treatment protocols in supportive periodontal therapy: effectiveness, efficiency and patient comfort in context of student-delivered treatments

Evaluation of two treatment protocols in supportive periodontal therapy: effectiveness, efficiency and patient comfort in context of student-delivered treatments

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00036320
Enrollment
132
Registered
2025-05-08
Start date
2025-04-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

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

Conditions

K05.3

Interventions

Group 1: After informed consent, the investigator documents probing depths, recessions, number of teeth, implants, pontics, and patient characteristics (gender, year of birth, education, smoking) Teet

Sponsors

Zentrum für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde (Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung, Parodontologie und Endodontolgie)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with a diagnosis of periodontitis therapy (UPT), = 10 natural teeth, signed declaration of consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with a diagnosis of periodontitis with ongoing pre-treatment or anti-infective therapy (root planing), lack of knowledge of the German language, dental students or dental professionals, = 50 revitalised teeth, infectious diseases (HIV, hepatitis C, etc.), Contraindication for ultrasonic devices: Pacemaers, contraindication for air-polishing devices: respiratory diseases (asthma, COPD, tubercolusis, etc.), allergies (CHX, erythritol)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint ist the treatment time required for professional mechanical plaque removal (PMPR) per patient. Time measurement is conducted during treatment, starting from the moment instruments are picked up until they are placed down. The dental assistant records the duration using a stopwatch and documents it on a standarized data collection sheet.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Effectivness (PI), Efficiency, Questionnaire on Patient Comfort, Questionnaire on Handling

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLukasz Jablonowski

Zentrum für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde (Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung, Parodontologie und Endodontologie)

lukasz.jablonowski@uni-greifswald.de+49 3834 8619631

Outcome results

None listed

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