Conditions: Periodontitis
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 60
Healthy volunteers: yes

Brief summary:
Clinical research study to determine the effectiveness of a triclosan/copolymer/fluoride toothpaste in maintaining periodontal health and therefore glycaemic control in a type 2 diabetic population.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Brush whole mouth 2x/day for 12 months with triclosan/copolymer/fluoride toothpaste. arm 2: Swish whole mouth 2x/day for 12 months with fluoride mouthrinse.

Interventions: intervention 1: Triclosan/copolymer/fluoride intervention 2: Fluoride
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Brush whole mouth 2x/day for 12 months with triclosan/copolymer/fluoride toothpaste. Return for required clinical visits @ 12 months for scaling, root planing and donation samples of dental plaque and blood for microbiological analyses. intervention 2: Swished around whole mouth twice daily for 12 months. Return for required clinical visits @ 12 months for scaling, root planing and donation samples of dental plaque and blood for microbiological analyses.

Protocol document: