Gum nicotine levels may predict periodontitis treatment success
NCT ID NCT07491627
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study examines how nicotine buildup in gum tissue influences the results of non-surgical periodontitis treatment. Researchers will measure nicotine and cotinine levels in the gums of 56 smokers and non-smokers with periodontitis. The goal is to understand if nicotine intoxication makes treatment less effective.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 56 people
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- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: patient suffured of periodontitis, smoker and non-smoker * patient suffured of periodontitis * smoker and non-smoker * presence of a minimum of 6 teeth at each arch * minimum of 6 teeth with pocket depth of 5 mm * signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * diabetes, * connective tissue disease * pregnancy * radiotherapy * chemotherapy * psychological disease * previous periodontal therapy * antibiotics intake
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Departement of periodontology, buccal surgery and implantology- Uliège, Belgium
Liège, Liege, 4000, Belgium
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