Probiotics as Adjunctive Therapy in the Management of Periodontitis

ConditionPeriodontitis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Malaya

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trials is to learn about the effect of taking Prodentis on a long term basis following periodontal therapy. The main question it aims to answer is

1\. what is the effect of long-term consumption of Prodentis on regulating periodontal health and systemic immune-response, when compare to only taking it for 3 months post RSD?

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

The subject has given their written consent to participate in the trial.

All subjects must be aged >18 years old, not pregnant, and presented with number of teeth > 12

Diagnosis for periodontitis Stage III and IV, will be according to 2017 the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) classification

Has had 1 round of periodontal therapy within 3-6 months' time from recruitment date, and currently presented with at least 4 residual pockets with pocket depth 5mm and above.

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Prodentis

    Dietary supplement

    Non-surgical periodontal therapy

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: OP groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: NP groupPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Periodontal pocket depths

UNC-15 probe will be used to measure this outcome

Time frame
Baseline, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year

Secondary outcomes

1

Biomarkers from Serum and Saliva

Serum and saliva will be collected to measure the levels of IL-6 and IL-10

Time frame
The collection of saliva and serum will be done at baseline, 3 month and 6 months post RSD, and finally at 12 month.

Other outcomes

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