Exploring Adherence and Knowledge Among Diabetic Individuals in Periodontal Care

Karim Gariani

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Periodontitis

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: dental expertise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06302855

2024-00124

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective(s) The primary objective is to evaluate the adherence of diabetic patients to periodontal care, accomplished either through oral communication (group A, control) or through a photograph of their smile, and focusing on their gum health evaluated by a periodontist (group B, test).

Secondary objectives include assessing the prevalence of periodontal disease (PD) in this diabetic sample population and evaluating the presence of specific biomarkers related to it.

The final objective is to assess the agreement between the diagnosis of periodontitis based on the photographs and the diagnosis given after the dental visit, based on the clinical examination. The aim is to determine if the photos could potentially serve as a reliable indicator for periodontal risk assessment.

Enrollment: 180 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Type 1 or type 2 diabetes

Exclusion criteria

• last dental visit<1 year
• patient unable to give consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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180 participants in 2 patient groups

dental visit invited

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will only be invited or asked to schedule a complimentary periodontal check-up visit without any previous assessment.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: dental expertise

dental visit recommended based on dental expertise

Experimental group

Description:

Patients' oral cavities will be photographed. Based on the remote assessment of periodontitis risk conducted by the same periodontist from the Division of Regenerative Dental Medicine and Periodontology at the University Clinic of Dental Medicine, patients will be invited or asked to schedule a complimentary periodontal check-up visit at the CUMD. The appointment will be arranged directly at the diabetologist's office.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: dental expertise