The Impact of Obesity on Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2012-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect that obesity may have on the nonsurgical treatment (with and without the adjunct use of metronidazole) of destructive periodontal diseases (chronic periodontitis).

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
• Collaborator: Augusta University
• Treatments: Metronidazole

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Normal weight or obese (according to BMI)

• nonsmokers or former smokers (3 or more years)

• no systemic diseases that may affect periodontal treatment (diabetes, osteoporosis, steroid use)

• have 10 teeth present

• have at least 2 teeth with probing depth 6+mm and attachment loss 4+mm

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy

• Development of diabetes or other conditions that may impair periodontal healing