Clinical Trial Details
— Status: Active, not recruiting
Administrative data
| NCT number |
NCT05722613 |
| Other study ID # |
527622 |
| Secondary ID |
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| Status |
Active, not recruiting |
| Phase |
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| First received |
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| Last updated |
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| Start date |
May 1, 2022 |
| Est. completion date |
June 1, 2023 |
Study information
| Verified date |
February 2023 |
| Source |
University of Baghdad |
| Contact |
n/a |
| Is FDA regulated |
No |
| Health authority |
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| Study type |
Observational
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Clinical Trial Summary
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by both dysbiosis of oral
microbiota and proinflammatory events involving both cells and mediators from innate and
adaptive immunity. These events lead to chronic inflammation of periodontal soft and hard
tissues sharing many features with other chronic inflammatory diseases. These events lead to
chronic inflammation of periodontal soft and hard tissues sharing many features with other
chronic inflammatory diseases. Chronic inflammation is driven by various mediators, of which
a significant part is attributed to the interactions within cytokine networks. While
proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin (IL) -1α, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-17,
contribute to acute and chronic inflammation and tissue injury, a second group with
antagonist effects is formed by cytokines such as IL-10
Description:
Diagnosis of Periodontitis represents the backbone of a successful periodontal treatment
since the entire treatment plan, prognosis, and maintenance directly depend on the quality
and precision of periodontal diagnosis. Since periodontal diagnostics is still based on
clinical and radiological parameters providing limited therapeutic guidance, biomarkers have
been introduced for the first time within the new classification of periodontal and
peri-implant conditions as a first step towards the adoption of precision medicine concepts
in periodontology. Saliva, as part of oral fluids, is an optimal biological fluid that
contains locally and systemically derived mediators of periodontal disease (proteins,
genetic/genomic biomarkers such as DNA and mRNA, and various metabolites that originate from
the host and the bacteria) to serve as the diagnostic tool for periodontitis. The collection
of saliva is safe, non-invasive, and simple, and saliva can be collected repeatedly with
minimum discomfort to the patient. Single biomarker detection may not be effective enough for
accurate diagnoses without false-positive or false-negative results. Periodontitis is a
disease that involves complex interactions between bacteria and the host immune system. The
combination of the host and bacteria-derived biomarkers, which reflect inflammation, soft
tissue destruction, and bone destruction together, may be helpful in the diagnosis