Gingival Wetness and Gingival Crevicular Fluid Volume in Patients With Dry Mouth
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00750828 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 11, 2008
Last Update Posted : September 11, 2008
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Condition or disease |
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Xerostomia Sjogren's Syndrome |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 28 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Control |
Time Perspective: | Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | Gingival Wetness and Gingival Crevicular Fluid Volume in Patients With Dry Mouth |
Study Start Date : | January 2004 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2007 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2008 |


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Ages Eligible for Study: | 46 Years to 56 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
The data for this study were taken from 28 subjects at the Department of Periodontology, Hacettepe University from 2004 to 2007. The study group consisted of 14 patients with dry mouth complaints. All of them had the diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome and ten of them were on therapy for sicca symptoms.
Fourteen randomly selected age-matched systemically healthy females were also included as a control group
Inclusion Criteria:
- For test group dry mouth complaints and with a diagnosis ofSjogren's Syndrome
Exclusion Criteria:
- Other medical problems that effect salivary glands

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Turkey | |
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, | |
Ankara, Turkey, 06100 |
Study Director: | Burak Demiralp, DDS PhD | Hacettepe University Faculty of Dentistry Department of Periodontology |
Responsible Party: | Burak Demiralp, Hacettepe University Faculty of Dentistry Department of Periodontology |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00750828 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
Hacettepe # FON 03/6-14 |
First Posted: | September 11, 2008 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 11, 2008 |
Last Verified: | September 2008 |
Saliva Sjögren's Syndrome GCF Oral Mucosal Wetness |
Sjogren's Syndrome Xerostomia Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Rheumatic Diseases Salivary Gland Diseases |
Mouth Diseases Stomatognathic Diseases Dry Eye Syndromes Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases Eye Diseases Connective Tissue Diseases Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases |