Efficacy of 0.12% Chlorhexidine Gluconate for Peri-implant Mucositis and Gingivitis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to analyze the efficacy of 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate as a chemical adjuvant for the treatment of peri-implant mucositis in single implants compared with homologous teeth with gingivitis, in a non-surgical treatment protocol with a six-month follow-up.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
• Treatments: Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Pharmaceutical Solutions

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Systemically-healthy partially edentulous patients rehabilitated with functional dental implants and prostheses for at least 1 year;

• Patients had been diagnosed with peri-implant mucositis, probing depth up to 5 mm, bleeding on probing and no radiographic evidence of bone loss beyond the first two threads of the implant;

• Patients had been diagnosed with gingivitis in homologous teeth to implants.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-smokers and not in maintenance therapy;

• Periodontal treatment during the last six months;

• Have not used antimicrobial (systemic or topical), anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive drugs during the six months preceding the study.