Dietary Supplementation With Low-Dose Omega-3 Reduces Salivary TNF-α Levels in Patients With Chronic Periodontitis
Dietary Supplementation With Low-Dose Omega-3 Reduces Salivary TNF-α Levels in Patients With Chronic Periodontitis
NCT ID: NCT02719587 Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 Status: COMPLETED Enrollment: 30 Completion: 2010-01
Conditions
Chronic Periodontitis
Interventions
Placebo, Omega-3, SRP
Summary
The investigators primary objective in this clinical intervention study, therefore, was to explore the impact of omega-3 PUFAs in conjunction with scaling and root planing on salivary markers (in patients with chronic periodontitis.
Primary Outcome
change in levels of salivary TNF alpha