N/A N=44 Randomized Single-blind Treatment

Impact of Debridement Invasiveness on Attachment Gain After Antiinfective Periodontal Therapy

Periodontitis · Periodontal Attachment Loss · Periodontal; Lesion

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Sep 2024

Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Clinical Attachment Loss — -1.08; -1.22 mm

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: Subgingival Debridement (Procedure)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: Wuerzburg University Hospital
Primary completion: Sep 2017

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Change in Clinical Attachment Loss	-1.08; -1.22	—
SECONDARY Change in Bleeding on Probing	-10; -20	—
SECONDARY Change in Probing Pocket Depth	-1.53; -1.17	—
SECONDARY Change in Gingival Index (GI)	—	—
SECONDARY Change in Plaque Index	-18; -8	—

Summary

This study compared the gain of periodontal attachment after concomitant one-stage removal of bacterial biofilms and subgingival calculus with a two-stage procedure removing subgingival calculus 6 weeks after the initial removal of soft subgingival bacterial biofilms.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

presence of periodontal disease
minimum of 1 tooth with an infrabony periodontal lesion and pocket depth ≥ 6mm
minimum of 15 natural teeth

Exclusion Criteria

systemic disease interfering with periodontal healing (e.g. diabetes)
antibiotic therapy ≤ 12 month prior to study participation
necessity for preventive antibiotic therapy during dental interventions
inability to comply with the study protocol

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03098498). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.