The Effect of Periodontal Treatment and the Use of Dentifrice on Glycaemic Control in Diabetics

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2009-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To test effectiveness of dentifrice in maintaining periodontal health.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Colgate Palmolive
• Treatments: Fluorides; Triclosan

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Poor glycaemic control as evidenced by an HbA1c of >6.0% for the past 12 months

• Aged 18 to 75 years

• Able to give informed consent

• Minimum of 12 teeth

• Chronic periodontitis as indicated by periodontal probing depths >5mm on at least 6 teeth

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy

• Gross dental caries

• Prosthetic heart valves, a history of infective endocarditis or any other condition requiring antibiotic cover for dental treatment (rheumatic fever, mitral valve prolapse with regurgitation)

• Anticoagulant therapy (excluding asprin)