Timing of Periodontal Re-evaluation After Non-surgical Periodontal Therapy

University of Turin

Status: Completed

Conditions: Periodontitis

Treatments: Procedure: Procedure/Surgery: Non Surgical Periodontal Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04826926

UTurin02

Details and patient eligibility

About

Literature on non surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) shows lack of clarity in reporting information on re-evaluation timing and clinical response. If the re-evaluation was done shortly after NSPT, this is also likely to have an influence on the surgical treatment plan. The aim of this prospective clinical trial is to investigate the effect of re-evaluation timing at 1-3-6 months after NSPT in terms of pocket closure, PD reduction, comprehensive treatment plan, and costs for the patient.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Periodontitis stage III-IV
• Full-mouth plaque score (FMPS) < 25% at the 1-month re-evaluation
• Full-mouth bleeding score (FMBS) < 25% at the 1-month re-evaluation
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Age < 18 yo
• Pregnancy or lactation
• Heavy smokers (>10 die)
• Conditions or diseases influencing periodontal healing
• Patients that cannot complete the 6 months follow-up

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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28 participants in 1 patient group

Non-surgical periodontal treatment NSPT

Experimental group

Description:

Conventional staging debridement (CSD) according to the severity of periodontal disease in 2 to 4 appointments at day 0, 7, 14 and 21. Supra and subgingival scaling and polishing will be performed by the use of manual and ultrasonic instruments and oral hygiene instructions will be given. Patients will be instructed to use interdental brushes with appropriate size interdental brushes or dental floss when interdental embrasures will not allow for interdental brushing.

Treatment:

Procedure: Procedure/Surgery: Non Surgical Periodontal Therapy