Tooth infection study reveals key inflammation clues
NCT ID NCT06023901
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 185 people to compare inflammation markers in those with tooth infections (apical periodontitis), gum disease (chronic periodontitis), and healthy gums. Researchers measured substances like TNF-α and PGE2 in blood and gum fluid. The goal was to better understand how these conditions work, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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185 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Finished
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Aug 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Apical periodontitis (AP) and/or chronic periodontitis (CP) * Patients who had taken antibiotics and/or anti-inflammatory drugs within the last 6 months - - Without periodontal pathology as well as any acute/chronic disease (muscle/joint/bone diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, local or generalized infection, severe organ disease, cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus) were included in the study Exclusion Criteria: * with pregnancy or lactation were also excluded. * with a history of using steroid or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and high-dose biotin vitamin in the last 48 hours were excluded from the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Medipol University, Faculty of Dentistry
Istanbul, ESENLER, 34083, Turkey (Türkiye)
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