Measurement of Pro-resolving Inflammation Biomarkers in Saliva, Gingival Fluid, and Dental Pulp in Patients With Symptomatic Pulpitis and Healthy Controls
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Conditions studied: Pulpitis, Healthy
In brief
This observational study aims to better understand inflammation inside the dental pulp (the inner tissue of the tooth) in patients with symptomatic pulpitis compared with healthy individuals. Researchers will measure inflammation-related biomarkers in saliva, gingival fluid, and dental pulp samples to determine whether these substances reflect the level of inflammation. The study also evaluates whether saliva and oral fluids could be used as simple, non-invasive tools to detect and monitor pulp inflammation. We hypothesize that patients with pulpitis will show different biomarker levels compared with healthy controls.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07450235
- Run by
- Université de Nantes
- People needed
- 50
- Starts
- 2026-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2028-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-04
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age ≥ 18 years, male or female.
- Patient consulting for symptomatic pulpitis (confirmed clinical and radiographic diagnosis) or for wisdom tooth extraction (healthy subject).
- Patient able to understand the research and having signed a written consent form.
- Permanent teeth only.
You may not qualify if…
- Refusal to participate.
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Antibiotic or anti-inflammatory treatment in the week prior to sampling.
- Clinically diagnosed inflammatory gingival or periodontal disease (gingivitis or periodontitis)
- Chronic systemic inflammatory disease (e.g., uncontrolled diabetes, autoimmune diseases).
- Patients under guardianship, conservatorship, or legal protection
Where it is running
- Nantes University Hospital Dental Clinic — Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
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