Periodontal Care and Glycemic Control in Diabetes

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Conditions studied: Diabetes Mellitus, Poor Glycemic Control, Peridontal Disease

In brief

Diabetes is a prevalent and costly disease among users of VA care. Goals of diabetes care include the prevention and/or delay of complications via adequate glycemic control. Improvements in periodontal status may also improve diabetes control.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00012688

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

300

Expected to finish

2003-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients must have diabetes mellitus, and HbAlc >9, >8 teeth, and CPITN scores of 3 or 4 in, at least 2 sextants of the mouth, indicating moderate to high peridontal treatment need.

Where it is running

• Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA — Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

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