Effect of Probiotic Lactobacillus Reuteri in the Treatment of Mucositis and Periimplantitis

March 27, 2020 updated by: MARTA GALOFRÉ MERCADÉ, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Clinical and Microbiological Evaluation of the Effect of Probiotic Lactobacillus Reuteri Prodentis in the Treatment of Mucositis and Periimplantitis

Evaluate clinically and microbiologically the effect of the oral probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri Prodentis (PerioBalance®, Sunstar, Switzerland) on implants with mucositis or periimplantitis, as a coadjuvant treatment of mechanical therapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A total of 44 patients, 22 with mucositis and 22 with periimplantitis, were randomly assigned to either the control or the test group, so that 11 patients received placebo and 11 probiotic treatment. After the baseline clinical, radiological and microbiological examination, and once the study group was randomly assigned (probiotic or placebo), supragingival prophylaxis was performed in the mucositis group and subgingival mechanical therapy in the periimplantitis group. Then they get a container with 30 probiotic or placebo tablets and instructions on how and when to take them. At 30 and 90 days after beginning the treatment, a clinical, radiological and microbiological examination was performed.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

44

Phase

  • Phase 4

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adult patients with general good health,
  • non-smokers,
  • history of mild or moderate chronic periodontitis
  • at least one dental implant with probing pocket depth ≥4mm together with bleeding on probing and/or suppuration, and a fixed prosthetic restoration in function for at least 12 months,
  • compliance with the periodontal maintenance program,
  • accessibility during all the study period and receptiveness and ability to fulfill with the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnant or lactating women,
  • patients who required prophylaxis of bacterial endocarditis or had taken local or systemic antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic or probiotic therapy in the previous 3 months,
  • subjects who had received surgical periodontal treatment in the last 6 months,
  • uncontrolled periodontal disease,
  • previous or current history of alcoholism or smoking,
  • treatment with bisphosphonates, neurologic deficiencies, systemic diseases such as immunodeficiencies or uncontrolled diabetes, rheumatoid, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular or infectious pathologies, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, use of any medication which can affect at periodontal level,
  • lack of patient cooperation (failure to follow the treatment instructions and/or failure to attend visits),
  • implants with mobility and/or radiographic bone loss ≥ 5mm and/or ≥ 50% of implant length.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Control group: placebo oral tablet
Placebo tablets. Intervention: 30 placebo tablets were given after the mechanical debridement of implants with mucositis and periimplantitis.
Device: Placebo Oral Tablet
30 placebo tablets were given after the mechanical debridement of implants with mucositis and periimplantitis.
Experimental: Test group: probiotic oral tablet
Probiotic tablets (Periobalance®, Sunstar, Switzerland). Intervention: 30 probiotic tablets were given after the mechanical debridement of implants with mucositis and periimplantitis.
Drug: Probiotic
30 probiotic tablets were given after the mechanical debridement of implants with mucositis and periimplantitis.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Probing pocket depth
Time Frame: Differences between baseline and 30 and 90 days will be calculated.
The probing pocket depth was recorded, in millimeters and at six points per tooth and implant, as the distance from the gingival margin to the bottom of the periodontal pocket and peri-implant mucosa. Measurements will be performed by a masked and calibrated investigator.
Differences between baseline and 30 and 90 days will be calculated.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Plaque index
Time Frame: Differences between baseline and 30 and 90 days will be calculated.
The general plaque index (PI) was recorded according to O'Leary et al., dichotomously assigning the presence or absence of plaque on four surfaces per tooth and implant. The implant plaque index (IPI) was recorded by assigning a dichotomous value to the presence or absence of plaque (1 indicating presence of plaque and 0 absence of plaque) of the implant under study. Measurements will be performed by a masked and calibrated investigator.
Differences between baseline and 30 and 90 days will be calculated.
Bleeding on probing
Time Frame: Differences between baseline and 30 and 90 days will be calculated.
The general bleeding on probing (BOP) was determined according to Ainamo and Bay, evaluating dichotomously the presence or absence of bleeding on the mesial, distal, buccal and lingual/palatal dental or implant surfaces. The implant bleeding on probing (BOPI) was recorded using a dichotomous value depending on whether the implant under study presented bleeding or not (1 indicated bleeding and 0 no bleeding). Measurements will be performed by a masked and calibrated investigator.
Differences between baseline and 30 and 90 days will be calculated.
Microbiological tests
Time Frame: Differences between baseline and 30 and 90 days will be calculated.
Microbiological tests were performed in the deepest periimplant pocket, using the Guidor Perio-Implant Diagnostic Test® (Sunstar S.A, Switzerland), which by means of Real-Time PCR identified and quantified the total bacterial load of A. actinomycetemcomitans (DSM 8324), T. forsythia (CIP 105220), P. gingivalis (DSM 20709), T. denticola (DSM 14222), P. intermedia (DSM 20706), P. micros (DSM 20468), F. nucleatum (DSM 20482), C. rectus (LMG 18530) and E. corrodens (DSM 8340). Measurements will be performed by a masked and calibrated investigator.
Differences between baseline and 30 and 90 days will be calculated.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Marta Galofré Mercadé, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 29, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 6, 2017

First Posted (Estimate)

February 8, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 30, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 27, 2020

Last Verified

March 1, 2020

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • Universitat Internacional

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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