Evaluation of Multiple Subgingival Irrigations.

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2019-08-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study will be conducted at the Department of Periodontology, Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc. Patients diagnosed with Generalized Chronic Periodontitis (GChP) based on the current classification of the American Academy of Periodontology will be included. Detailed medical, periodontal and dental history will be obtained. Those who will fulfill the inclusion/exclusion criteria will be invited to participate in the study.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
• Treatments: Cadexomer iodine; Iodine; Pharmaceutical Solutions; Povidone; Povidone-Iodine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ≥ 30 years of age

• At least 15 teeth (excluding third molars and teeth with advanced decay indicated for extraction)

• Any history of periodontal treatment in the previous 6 months

• No removable prosthesis

• A minimum of 6 teeth with at least one site each with periodontal probing depth (PPD) and clinical attachment level (CAL) ≥5 mm

• At least 30% of the sites with PPD and CAL ≥4 mm and bleeding on probing (BOP)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any sensitivity or allergy to any of the products that will be used in the study

• Thyroid dysfunction

• Systemic disease (ASA II or more)

• Need for antibiotic pre-medication for routine dental therapy

• Antibiotic therapy in the previous 3 months

• Pregnancy and breastfeeding

• Current smokers (more than 5 cigarettes a day)