Clinical trial

Periodontal Assessment of a Bariatric Care Population

Recruiting now · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT04851470

Recruiting nowNot applicableObservational

What this study is about

Our primary aim is to investigate the prevalence and severity of Periodonotal Disease (PD) in a population of obese patients. Our secondary objectives are to: Investigate inflammatory biomarkers that have been associated with PD in the saliva of obese patients. Investigate the association of FTO gene (Obesity) polymorphisms with the prevalence of PD in this population. Investigate and describe the subgingival microbial flora in obese patients with PD from subgingival dental plaque samples as well as the salivary samples.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age18 Years to Not listed

SexAll

Healthy volunteersNot accepted

ConditionBariatric Surgery Candidate, Obesity

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Each subject must meet all of the following inclusion criteria to be enrolled in the study: 1. Subject must be over 18 years of age. 2. Subject must have a BMI of higher or equal to 30 kg/ m2 3. Subject must have voluntarily given written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Subjects meeting any of the following exclusion criteria are not to be enrolled in the study: 1. Subject is currently involved in other research involving the use of antibiotics or novel or unknown medications. 2. Self-reported pregnancy. 3. Subject is on chronic treatment (i.e., two weeks or more) with specific medications known to affect periodontal status (phenytoin or cyclosporine) within one month of baseline visit. 4. Subject knowingly has HIV or Viral Hepatitis. 5. Patients are completely edentulous. 6. Subject with uncontrolled systemic illnesses. 7. Subject is not capable to give informed consent. 8. Subjects on chronic antibiotic therapy (ie two weeks or more in the previous month).

Treatments and study arms

The registry does not list a named intervention.

Primary outcomes

Prevalence of Periodontal Disease in an Obese PopulationCross-sectional study, single visit study so only one time point. Up to two hours from consent to obtain the BPE examination and full mouth periodontal examination.

Basic Periodontal Examination (BPE) scores and full mouth periodontal examination. BPE scores are given per sextant of the mouth and they can take values of 0 to 4 and or asterisk.