Periodontal Disease Treatment of a Physically Challenged Population
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2014-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Many physically handicapped patients at the dental department, Toronto Rehabilitation
Institute(TRI) have considerable gingival inflammation and breath odour because of the
inability to effectively handle a toothbrush. These patients have considerable periodontal
disease. There is a concern that these pathogens may have a detrimental effect on wound
healing in other areas of the body.
Hypothesis: Patients attending the dental department at TRI that are treated with the
antibiotic-antifungal rinse containing metronidazole and nystatin will show substantial
decrease in periodontal disease as measured by bleeding points and pocket depth when compared
to the group that continues to use their regular oral hygiene methods (control group).