This study is for people at least 21 years old who have signs of problems, like swollen gums and shrinking bones, by dental implants.
At Visit 1, the dentist will: * do an oral exam * ask some questions * decide if the person qualifies for being in the study * make an appointment for Visit 2 if they qualify At Visit 2 (Baseline), the dentist will: * do a special cleaning of the implants * examine the whole mouth * collect some fluid * take x-rays * put the people into one of two groups (taking into account whether or not they smoke) 1. one group will have the study antibiotic put on all the areas in their mouth with gum problems 2. the other group will not receive the antibiotic At Visit 3 (about a month later), only fluid samples will be collected. At Visit 4 (about 3 months later), the dentist will: * collect fluid samples * examine the whole mouth * apply the antibiotic again for people in that group At Visit 5 (about 6 months later), the dentist will: * collect fluid samples * examine the whole mouth * take x-rays
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
44
1mg microspheres for professional subgingival administration into periodontal pockets two times throughout the duration of the trial
JJCPPW Investigational Site
Aurora, Colorado, United States
JJCPPW Investigational Site
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
JJCPPW Investigational Site
Hazlet, New Jersey, United States
JJCPPW Investigational Site
Seattle, Washington, United States
Overall PD Reduction
Mean reduction of probing depth (PD) of qualified implant sites is derived by calculating the change of PD per qualified implant site (PD at baseline minus PD at post-baseline), and then averaging the site-specific PD changes per subject
Time frame: Baseline to Day 180
Initial PD Reduction
Mean reduction of probing depth (PD) of qualified implant sites is derived by calculating the change of PD per qualified implant site (PD at baseline minus PD at post-baseline), and then averaging the site-specific PD changes per subject
Time frame: Baseline to Day 90
BOP Percent Reduction From Baseline
Bleeding on Probing (BOP) percentage is calculated as the number of implant sites with bleeding divided by the number of implant sites per subject times 100% at each visit; reduction of BOP percentage is the BOP percentage at baseline minus the BOP percentage post-baseline
Time frame: at Day 90 and Day 180
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