The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of periodontal treatment on the reduction of glycated hemoglobin levels in adult patients with concurrent type 2 diabetes mellitus and periodontitis.
Non-surgical periodontal treatment and the application of a quality of life survey will be performed and then controls will be carried out for 1 year.
1a. Patients enrolled in the PSCV with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus and who, in turn, have a glycated hemoglobin ≥ 7% (during the last 6 months).
1b. Patients with a diagnosis of periodontitis (≥ 2 non-adjacent teeth with detectable clinical interproximal attachment loss or, attachment loss ≥ 3mm with depth to probing ≥ 3mm on free faces of ≥ 2 teeth, where the attachment loss was not attributed to non-periodontal causes (Papapanou et al., 2018)).
2a. Patients who have received periodontal treatment during the last year.
2b. Pregnancy/lactation, because they are under treatment under the Explicit Health Guarantee "Oral and Integral Health of Pregnant Women".
2c. Therapy with antibiotics and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the last 6 months prior to the study.
University of Chile
Lead sponsor