Periodontal Treatment and Glycemic Control

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Treatments: Procedure: Non Surgical Periodontal Treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01901926

Salman-0509

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of non surgical periodontal treatment on glycemic control in type II diabetics.

Full description

The selected patients in treatment group will be given mechanical periodontal treatment in the form of scaling and root planning while the non intervention group patients will not receive treatment until the end of the trial.

Enrollment: 184 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed patients of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for at least 2 years
• HbA1C values >6.5 % as per ADA criteria
• non smokers
• Patients with at least 16 standing teeth
• At least 8 teeth with one site having Mild to Moderate periodontal disease

Exclusion criteria

• Smokers
• Type 2 Diabetics with complications e.g. renal, ophthalmic etc
• Patients with chronic infections
• Patients who get hospitalized or have to change their medications during the course of study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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184 participants in 2 patient groups

Periodontal Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Periodontal Treatment in the form of Full mouth scaling and root planning will be given at one time only i.e. at baseline after full mouth dental checkup. Checkup will be repeated at 3, 6 \& 9 month interval along with HbA1C levels

Treatment:

Procedure: Non Surgical Periodontal Treatment

Non treatment group

No Intervention group

Description:

this group will only receive detailed dental check ups at the specified time 0, 3, 6 and 9 months respectively and there will be no scaling done. HbA1C levels will be estimated at the above specified times