RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INITIAL PROBING DEPTH AND CHANGES IN CLINICAL PARAMETERS FOLLOWING NON-SURGICAL PERIODONTAL TREATMENT IN CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS PATIENTS

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02861326

Enrollment

Registered

2016-08-10

Start date

2014-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-08-10

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Conditions

Chronic Periodontitis

Keywords

chronic periodontitis, dental scaling, periodontal pockets

Brief summary

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between initial probing depth (IPD) and changes in clinical parameters following non-surgical periodontal treatment (NPT) in chronic periodontitis patients. Material and Methods: A total of 1672 periodontal pockets having 3 mm≤IPD≤9 mm in 15 chronic periodontitis patients were included. NPT consisting of oral hygiene instructions, scaling and root planing was applied in two sessions. Probing depth (PD), clinical attachment level, gingival recession (GR) were measured before and eight weeks after treatment. Pocket sites were grouped according to their IPD and root number of teeth as single- or multi-rooted.

Interventions

DEVICEGracey Curettes

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

35 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Systemically healthy, * Non-smoker, * Chronic periodontitis diagnosed according to Armitage 1, * Aged between 35 and 65, * Not received any periodontal treatment within the last 3 months, • Have horizontal bone loss radiographically, * Presence at least 20 natural teeth except third molars * Consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

* Any systemic disease that might interfere with the prognosis of periodontal disease (i.e. diabetes mellitus, HIV infection), * Smoking, * Antibiotics, anti-inflammatory drugs or any other medication taken within the previous 6 months that may affect the outcome of the study, * Any physical limitations or restrictions that might preclude normal oral hygiene procedures.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Probing Depth	8 week	Probing depth is defined as the distance from the free gingival margin to the bottom of the periodontal pocket.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Clinical attachment level	8 week	Clinical attachment level is defined as the distance from the cementoenamel junction to the bottom of the periodontal pocket
Gingival recession	8 week	Gingival recession is defined as the distance from cementoenamel junction to free gingival margin.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026