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Entamoeba Gingivalis and Periodontal Disease

NCT03805724 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2019-04-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This current study aims to clarify the relationship between the occurrence of Entamoeba gingivalis infection and the specter of gingivitis \& chronic periodontitis among Egyptian patients in comparison to healthy volunteers as a control group.

Conditions

  • Periodontal Diseases

Interventions

OTHER

Plaque Samples

After carefully drying of the selected site and isolation by cotton roll, plaque samples will be collected by sweeping movement of the probe at gingival crevices of the tooth aspect with pervious inclusion criteria for obtaining of the plaque sample. Samples will be immediately dipped in sterile Eppendorf tubes containing PVA.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gihane G Madkour, Ass Prof · Cairo University

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-13
Primary Completion
2019-01-18
Completion
2019-01-18

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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