Periodontal Air-Polishing Device Versus Manual Scaling and Root Planing

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Periodontitis

Treatments: Procedure: Manual SRP; Procedure: Airpolishing device

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07200284

4566/CEIH/2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study looks at two common ways to perform deep cleaning of the gums in people with periodontitis: Airflow® (a spray system that uses fine powder and water) and hand scaling (cleaning with metal instruments). The investigators want to see how each treatment affects inflammation at the molecular level by measuring exosomes (tiny particles released by cells that carry signals) and cytokines (proteins that help regulate inflammation) in the fluid around the gums.

Participants will receive one of the two standard treatments and will have samples taken from the mouth (saliva and/or gum fluid) at specific times before and after treatment. The authors will also record clinical measurements such as bleeding, gum pocket depth, and attachment loss, as well as simple questionnaires about symptoms.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Periodontitis patients

Exclusion criteria

• Diabetes or other uncontrolled systemic inflammatory diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Control (manual SRP)

Active Comparator group

Description:

The gold standard treatment for periodontitis

Treatment:

Procedure: Manual SRP

Airflow

Experimental group

Description:

An ultrasonic and air-polishing device for periodontal debridement

Treatment:

Procedure: Airpolishing device