[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-studies-list:{\"overallStatus\":[\"RECRUITING\",\"AVAILABLE\",\"NOT_YET_RECRUITING\"],\"leadSponsorName\":\"Octavi Camps-Font\",\"orderBy\":\"LastUpdateSubmitDate:desc\",\"size\":25,\"offset\":0}":3,"health-study-condition:":47},{"pageToken":4,"total":5,"offset":6,"count":5,"results":7},null,1,0,[8],{"id":9,"slug":10,"hasResults":11,"nctId":12,"briefTitle":13,"officialTitle":14,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":15,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":18,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":21,"phases":22,"briefSummary":24,"conditions":25,"keywords":27,"overallStatus":35,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":36,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":37,"startDateStruct":40,"completionDateStruct":42,"leadSponsor":44,"locationsCount":5},"100657416","air-polishing-for-pain-and-compliance-in-supportive-periodontal-therapy-100657416",false,"NCT07837947","Air Polishing for Pain and Compliance in Supportive Periodontal Therapy","Efficacy of Air Polishing on Pain Perception and Compliance With Supportive Periodontal Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Men or women aged 18 years or older who voluntarily agree to sign the informed consent form before any study-related procedure is performed.\n* ASA physical status I or II.\n* Initial diagnosis of Stage I-III periodontitis according to the 2017 World Workshop, periodontally treated and stabilized, and enrolled in a supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) program.\n* Non-smokers or light smokers (\\\u003C10 cigarettes\u002Fday).\n* Commitment to attend all follow-up visits over the 24-month study period.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Patients requiring local anesthesia or anxiolytic premedication to undergo supportive periodontal therapy (SPT).\n* Patients with pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, or neurostimulators.\n* Pregnant women.\n* Patients with infectious respiratory diseases.\n* Patients with systemic diseases or neurological disorders that may alter pain perception.\n* Patients receiving medications that may influence pain perception (e.g., opioids or gabapentin).","ALL","18 Years",{"count":19,"type":20},40,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[23],"NA","Supportive periodontal therapy (SPT) is essential for maintaining periodontal stability and preventing disease recurrence in patients who have been successfully treated for periodontitis. However, long-term effectiveness depends on regular attendance at maintenance visits, and negative experiences associated with periodontal instrumentation, such as pain or discomfort, may affect patient acceptance and adherence to the maintenance program.\n\nThe aim of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate whether supportive periodontal therapy performed using an air-polishing device with low-abrasive trehalose powder reduces patient-perceived pain and improves the clinical experience compared with conventional biofilm removal using ultrasonic instrumentation. The study will also assess whether the use of air polishing is associated with better adherence to the periodontal maintenance program while maintaining comparable periodontal clinical outcomes.\n\nForty periodontally stabilized adult patients enrolled in the supportive periodontal therapy program of the Master's Degree in Periodontology and Peri-implantology at the University of Barcelona will be randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to one of two parallel treatment groups. The control group will receive conventional supportive periodontal therapy using ultrasonic instrumentation, while the experimental group will receive supportive periodontal therapy using an air-polishing device with low-abrasive trehalose powder. Participants will be followed for 24 months.\n\nThe primary outcome will be patient-perceived pain associated with supportive periodontal therapy, assessed using a visual analogue scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes will include treatment duration, adherence to scheduled maintenance visits, patient experience and acceptance of treatment, and periodontal clinical parameters. Periodontal status will be monitored throughout follow-up by assessing probing pocket depth, clinical attachment level, bleeding on probing, and plaque index.\n\nThis study aims to determine whether air polishing with trehalose powder can provide a more comfortable and patient-centered approach to supportive periodontal therapy without compromising periodontal clinical outcomes, and whether an improved treatment experience may contribute to better long-term adherence to periodontal maintenance.",[26],"Periodontitis",[28,29,30,31,32,33,34],"Supportive Periodontal Therapy","Periodontal Maintenance","Air Polishing","Trehalose","Ultrasonic Instrumentation","Pain","Patient-Reported Outcomes","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-09-20",{"date":38,"type":39},"2026-09-24","ACTUAL",{"date":41,"type":20},"2026-10",{"date":43,"type":20},"2027-05",{"name":45,"class":46},"Octavi Camps-Font","OTHER",""]