To Evaluate the Effects of Systemic Probiotics & Antibiotics and Local Application of Antibiotics As an Adjuvant to NSPT

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

120

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 1, 2022

Primary Completion Date

February 2, 2024

Study Completion Date

December 3, 2024

Conditions
PeriodontitisAdult
Interventions
OTHER

Antibiotics(doxycycline)

doxycycline 100 mg 2 stat the first day followed by od for 14 days

OTHER

Probiotics

Probiotic powder of Lactobacillus Reuteri. After mechanical debridement patient will be prescribed with Lactobacillus rhamnosus SP1 \[(2x107colony forming units (CFU)/ day)\] (Macrofood S.A., Santiago de Chile, Chile) for 1 month. The dose would be one sachet taken orally daily. The sachets presented to the patients would be identical. Individuals will be instructed to dissolve 1 sachet in water (150 mL) and ingest it once a day after brushing their teeth.

OTHER

Metronidazole gel 25%

After mechanical debridement, 25% of metronidazole gel was administered into the periodontal pockets. The gel was applied with a parojet syringe provided with a blunt cannula

Trial Locations (1)

78530

Baqai Medical University, Karachi

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Dr fizza khalid

OTHER