Periodontitis (Stage III &
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Thai participants aged 30 to 65 years 2. Newly diagnosed with Periodontitis Stage III or Stage IV (EFP/AAP Classification 2018) 3. No prior periodontal treatment (scaling and root planing) for at least 1 year
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 History of antibiotic use within 12 weeks prior to enrollment 2 Regular use of postbiotic- or probiotic-containing toothpaste before enrollment 3 Known allergy to any ingredient in the test toothpaste 4 Risk of adverse reactions to postbiotics (e.g., prior allergy to postbiotic/probiotic products) 5 Pregnant patients 6 Patients with Diabetes Mellitus 7 Current smokers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oral microbiome composition Salivary interleukin-8 level Porphyromonas gingivalis count Fusobacterium nucleatum countAggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans countStreptococcus mutans count 4 week after intervention 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assaying Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical attachment level Bleeding on probing Plaque index Root caries index 4 weeks after intervention Periodontal probe measurement in millimeters Dichotomous scoring using periodontal probe Silness and Loe Plaque Index Root Caries Index | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of songkhla university