Metronidazole and Amoxicillin for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetic Subjects With Periodontitis

Summary

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a widely prevalent disease associated with several major systemic and oral complications, such as periodontitis. The use of adjunctive local and/or systemic antimicrobials has been proposed to improve the clinical and glycemic outcomes of the scaling and root planing (SRP) in diabetic subjects. The combination of metronidazole (MTZ) and amoxicillin (AMX) has been largely recognized as an effective therapy for improving the clinical and microbiological outcomes of SRP in the treatment of with chronic periodontitis (ChP). However, no previous clinical trials to date have evaluated the effects of this antibiotic combination in the treatment of diabetic subjects with periodontitis. Therefore, the aim of this randomized clinical trial (RCT) will be to evaluate the clinical and microbiological effects of the use of MTZ+AMX as adjuncts to SRP for the treatment of type 2 diabetic subjects with generalized ChP.

Timeline

Start

2011-09

Primary completion

2014-10

Completion

2014-10

Publications

• Background Amid R, Tabeie MB, Kadkhodazadeh M, Mehdizadeh AR, Youssefi N. Local concentration of systemic amoxicillin and metronidazole in healthy and inflamed gingiva: a comparative in vivo study. Drug Metabol Drug Interact. 2012 May 10;27(2):113-8. doi: 10.1515/dmdi-2012-0003.
• Background Borgnakke WS, Ylostalo PV, Taylor GW, Genco RJ. Effect of periodontal disease on diabetes: systematic review of epidemiologic observational evidence. J Clin Periodontol. 2013 Apr;40 Suppl 14:S135-52. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12080.
• Background Cionca N, Giannopoulou C, Ugolotti G, Mombelli A. Amoxicillin and metronidazole as an adjunct to full-mouth scaling and root planing of chronic periodontitis. J Periodontol. 2009 Mar;80(3):364-71. doi: 10.1902/jop.2009.080540.
• Background Cionca N, Giannopoulou C, Ugolotti G, Mombelli A. Microbiologic testing and outcomes of full-mouth scaling and root planing with or without amoxicillin/metronidazole in chronic periodontitis. J Periodontol. 2010 Jan;81(1):15-23. doi: 10.1902/jop.2009.090390.
• Background Feres M. Antibiotics in the treatment of periodontal diseases: microbiological basis and clinical applications. Ann R Australas Coll Dent Surg. 2008 Jun;19:37-44.
• Background Feres M, Soares GM, Mendes JA, Silva MP, Faveri M, Teles R, Socransky SS, Figueiredo LC. Metronidazole alone or with amoxicillin as adjuncts to non-surgical treatment of chronic periodontitis: a 1-year double-blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. J Clin Periodontol. 2012 Dec;39(12):1149-58. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.12004. Epub 2012 Sep 27.
• Background Grossi SG, Skrepcinski FB, DeCaro T, Robertson DC, Ho AW, Dunford RG, Genco RJ. Treatment of periodontal disease in diabetics reduces glycated hemoglobin. J Periodontol. 1997 Aug;68(8):713-9. doi: 10.1902/jop.1997.68.8.713.
• Background Jimenez M, Hu FB, Marino M, Li Y, Joshipura KJ. Type 2 diabetes mellitus and 20 year incidence of periodontitis and tooth loss. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2012 Dec;98(3):494-500. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2012.09.039. Epub 2012 Oct 3.
• Background Lang NP, Tonetti MS. Periodontal risk assessment (PRA) for patients in supportive periodontal therapy (SPT). Oral Health Prev Dent. 2003;1(1):7-16.
• Background Silva MP, Feres M, Sirotto TA, Soares GM, Mendes JA, Faveri M, Figueiredo LC. Clinical and microbiological benefits of metronidazole alone or with amoxicillin as adjuncts in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. J Clin Periodontol. 2011 Sep;38(9):828-37. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01763.x. Epub 2011 Jul 15.
• Background Zandbergen D, Slot DE, Cobb CM, Van der Weijden FA. The clinical effect of scaling and root planing and the concomitant administration of systemic amoxicillin and metronidazole: a systematic review. J Periodontol. 2013 Mar;84(3):332-51. doi: 10.1902/jop.2012.120040. Epub 2012 May 21.
• Tamashiro NS, Duarte PM, Miranda TS, Maciel SS, Figueiredo LC, Faveri M, Feres M. Amoxicillin Plus Metronidazole Therapy for Patients with Periodontitis and Type 2 Diabetes: A 2-year Randomized Controlled Trial. J Dent Res. 2016 Jul;95(7):829-36. doi: 10.1177/0022034516639274. Epub 2016 Mar 24.

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