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NCT Number: NCT01039259

The Impact of Material on Microbiota in Association With Tongue and Lip Piercing

Biofilms on oral piercings may serve as a bacterial reservoir and lead to systemic bacteraemia or local transmission of periopathogenic microbiota.

The investigators hypothesize that there are microbiological differences in bacterial samples collected from tongue /or lip piercings made of different materials. The investigators also hypothesize that the piercings carry the same characteristic bacteria as found in the piercing channels and that independently the biofilm on the tongue/adjacent teeth is similar to the other study locations.

85 subjects with tongue and 85 subjects with lip piercing will participate. Periodontal clinical parameters, traumata of hard tissues, and characteristics of the stud are evaluated. Sterile piercings of four different materials will be randomly allocated to the study subjects. After two weeks, microbiologic samples are collected and are processed by checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridization methods.

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Key information

Conditions

Bacteremia Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Infections Inflammation Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sepsis Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Age range

16 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Innsbruck Medical University

Innsbruck, 6020, Austria

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • lip/tongue piercing for at least six month in situ

Exclusion criteria

  • pregnancy and lactating women
  • medication with known effects on gingival tissues
  • antibiotic medication in the last six months or need for antibiotic prophylaxis
  • chlorhexidine use in the last six months
  • non-plaque induced gingival disease
  • prior diagnosis of periodontitis

Treatment and study plan

piercings of four different materials

Device

randomly assigned sterile piercings are inserted for two weeks

Other names: piercing materials:, steel, titanium, polypropylene, polytetrafluoroethylene

Primary outcomes

  1. microbiologic findings of piercing samples

    Time frame: 2 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. microbiologic findings in piercing channels, microbiologic findings on the tongue/adjacent teeth

    Time frame: 2 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Medical University Innsbruck

Other

Collaborators

  • Austrian Society of Periodontology

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Dec 24, 2009
Registry last updated
Dec 24, 2009

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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