Tooth Loss in Periodontitis Patients

Periodontitis Clinical Trial

Official title:

Tooth Loss in Periodontitis Patients on Long-term Maintenance in Private Practice

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02091258
• Other study ID #: UCL 14/0110
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 17, 2014
• Last updated: September 26, 2017
• Start date: June 2014
• Est. completion date: December 2020

Study information

• Verified date: September 2015
• Source: University College, London
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Tooth loss in periodontitis patients is associated with patient and site factors as well as with treatment provided. Not much is known about long-term tooth loss in periodontitis patients in private practice in the UK. The study plans to follow-up 200 subjects with periodontitis (and currently on maintenance therapy) for 5 years. The effect of treatment provided, site and patient risk factors on tooth loss will be studied.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: December 2020
• Est. primary completion date: May 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 16 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

1. Initial diagnosis of chronic or aggressive periodontitis (Lindhe et al. 1999, Lang et al. 1999), with at least two sites with PPD and CAL =5mm

2. Diagnosed and treated by the same periodontist (LN)

3. Willing to give written informed consent for study participation

4. Willing to undergo SPT as per standard of care for at least 5 years

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

1. Serious medical history that prevents patients from undergoing dental treatment

2. History of rheumatic fever, heart murmur, mitral valve prolapse, artificial heart valve or other conditions requiring prophylactic antibiotic coverage prior to invasive dental procedures

3. Current alcohol or drug abuse

4. Self-reported pregnancy or lactation

5. Other severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may compromise trial participation and/or interpretation of trial results and, in the judgement of the investigator, would make the subject inappropriate for entry into this trial

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Periodontitis
• Tooth Loss

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	The Dentist	Bishop's Stortford	Herts
United Kingdom	Ravenscourt Dental Practice	London

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University College, London

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Tooth loss		5 years