Effect of diabetes mellitus on root canal disease

Apical periodontitis and endodontic treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: comparative cross sectional survey

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN10910963

Enrollment

300

Registered

2016-06-15

Start date

2015-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Apical periodontitis Oral Health

Interventions

There are two groups of participants taking part in this trial

diabetic participants and non-diabetic control participants. All participants from both groups are evaluated for apical periodontitis using mouth panoramic x-rays. It is a one test setup with no follo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Diabetic patients attending diabetes clinics at King Hussein Medical Centre 2. Age, gender and social class-matched non-diabetic volunteers and participants who attended a family medicine clinic at the same hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants that do not fulfill the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Peri-apical status of tested teeth as an indication of periapical periodontitis, assessed via panoramic radiographs	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Presence of endodontic treatment of tested teeth and success of treatment as assessed by the peri-apical index (PAI) score	—

Countries

Jordan

Contacts

Public ContactLeena Smadi

alsomadi@yahoo.com00962797197875

Outcome results

None listed

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