NCT06351982 Treatment Of Shallow Periodontal Pockets 4-6mm Using AIRFLOW Prophylaxis Master Device With Erythritol vs Manual Scalers
| NCT ID | NCT06351982 |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | — |
| Sponsor | Cairo University |
| Condition | Periodontal Pocket |
| Study Type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Enrollment | 46 participants |
| Start Date | 2024-03-01 |
| Primary Completion | 2025-06-01 |
Trial Parameters
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Brief Summary
Periodontitis is a chronic condition associated with the inflammatory destruction of the periodontal tissues ultimately leading to tooth loss. Clinically, it is identified by key features such as clinical attachment loss (CAL), bleeding upon probing (BOP), and an increase in probing pocket depth (PPD), and/or gingival recession. Periodontitis is mediated by polymicrobial dysbiosis with keystone pathogens affecting the virulence of the entire biofilm community. The removal of this biofilm and its retention factors is the ultimate goal of clinical treatment and oral measures applied. The elimination of the biofilm has traditionally been achieved with the use of either hand instruments or power driven devices. Promoting periodontal health or diminishing bacterial presence and calculus buildup on teeth can be accomplished with the same efficacy whether using manual scalers and curettes or ultrasonic scaling instruments. Both hand and ultrasonic instruments are characterized by being time-consuming and requiring technical skill, often causing patient discomfort and post-treatment pain, including hypersensitivity resulting from the loss of hard tissue when scaling the tooth surface. Ultrasonic instruments tend to leave a rougher surface behind compared to hand instruments. While effective the current techniques all have their disadvantages. The aim of this study is to evaluate changes in probing depth clinically, Bleeding on probing, Clinical attachment level, Plaque index, Calculus index, Patient pain/discomfort, Patient satisfaction, Cost effectiveness, Treatment time and Number of pockets closed after using AIRFLOW® Prophylaxis Master device with erythritol powder.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Systemically healthy patients. * Patients with an age range between 16 to 80 years. * Patients have a minimum of 20 teeth. * Periodontitis patients with at least one residual pocket with a probing depth ranging from 4 to 6 mm. * Cooperative patients able and willing to come for follow up appointments. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant and lactation females. * Patients reporting systemic conditions (eg: diabetes). * Patients with severe or unstable upper respiratory tract infections, chronic bronchitis/asthma. * Patients with severe inflammation and/or osteonecrosis.