Periodontal Health and Its Relationship With Psychological Stress

February 25, 2024 updated by: Giuseppe D'Albis, DDS, D'Albis Dental

Correlation Between Periodontal Health, Psychological Stress and Mindfulness Awareness

Studies suggest that chronic exposure to psychological stress can lead to oral health deterioration, alter the immune response, and possibly contribute to increased inflammation, which can impact the physiological healing of periodontal tissues.

People with psychophysiological stress disorders tend to acquire unhealthy habits, leading to less self-care, incorrect nutrition, smoking, alcohol consumption, and reduced physical activity.

This cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the correlation between periodontal health and psychological stress.

Patients between the ages of 35 and 70 will be recruited. Each patient must be visited and a periodontal assessment must be performed, recording the percentage of bleeding on probing and the Periodontal Screening and Recording (PSR). Subsequently, patients will be administered the Sheldon Cohen Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the Mindfulness Awareness Attention Scale (MAAS) questionnaires.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

203

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Italy
    • Bari
      • Mola di Bari, Bari, Italy, 70042
        • Giuseppe D'Albis

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

European people

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged > 18

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnancy
  • administration of antibiotics in the last 15 days prior to study entry or indications for antibiotic prophylaxis;
  • orthodontic appliances
  • immunological diseases or use of drugs that can affect oral tissues, (phenytoin, cyclosporine), nifedepine, chronic use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs);

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Periodontal health assessment
Time Frame: 4 month
Periodontal Screening and Recording and percentage of bleeding on probing.
4 month
Sheldon Cohen Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Time Frame: 4 month
The questionnaire consists of 10 questions regarding feelings and thoughts made during the last month. Possible answers have a value ranging from 0 to 4 based on the severity or frequency with which the person has thought in a certain way. For each question, the alternatives are as follows: 0 - never 1 - almost never 2 - sometimes 3 - fairly often 4 - very often. Therefore, the total score can range from 0 to 40. The range between 0 and 13 represents a perceived stress value that is either nonexistent or mild and well managed. The range between 14 and 26 represents a moderate stress value that can negatively affect physical and mental health. The range between 27 and 40 represents a perceived stress value that is severe and significantly compromises physical and mental health.
4 month
Mindfulness Awareness Attention Scale (MAAS)
Time Frame: 4 month
Total score can range from 0 to 15. To measure the scale, one simply needs to calculate the average of the 15 responses.Higher scores reflect higher levels of disposition towards Mindfulness.
4 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
relationship between periodontal health status and psychological tests
Time Frame: 4 month
The results will be analyzed
4 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

D'Albis Dental

Collaborators

University of Bari Aldo Moro

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 28, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 17, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

February 18, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 29, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 6, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

May 8, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 28, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 25, 2024

Last Verified

February 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • periodontology-stress

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

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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