Moderate to severe chronic periodontitis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Moderate to severe chronic periodontitis patients over the age of 30 years 2. Possessed a minimum of 20 teeth 3. Having at least 12 teeth with probing pocket depth (PPD) greater than 5 mm in a full-mouth.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Persons who had received scaling and root planing within the previous 6 months. 2. Persons who had taken systemic antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs within 3 months before experiment. 3. Persons who had severe systemic diseases. 4. Persons who is known or suspected hypersensitivity or intolerance to macrolide antibiotic. 5. Smoker 6. Persons who is suspected of having aggressive periodontitis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cytokine expression level in serum | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood endotoxin level Cytokine expression level in gingival crevicular fluid | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Niigata University Medical & Dental Hospital Department of Periodontics