Deep clean teeth to tame heart disease and diabetes?

NCT ID NCT04954313

Completed Disease control Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether intensive dental cleaning and oral hygiene advice can improve gum health and also affect markers of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. About 200 adults with gum disease and either heart disease or diabetes (or prediabetes) took part. Researchers measured changes in gum pocket depths and linked them to changes in blood sugar and blood vessel function.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiovascular disorder periodontitis prediabetes syndrome type 2 diabetes mellitus

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES DIABETES TYPE 2

Contacts and locations

Locations

UNC Nutrition Research Institute

Kannapolis, North Carolina, 28081, United States
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

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