Bromelain and Escin in the Reduction of Postoperative Sequelae in Periodontal and Implant Surgery

Association Between Bromelain and Escin in the Reduction of Postoperative Sequelae in Periodontal and Implant Surgery: Randomized Clinical Trial, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind

A randomized clinical trial will be performed in parallel, placebo controlled, triple-blind to evaluate the effectiveness of the association Bromelina and Horse-chestnut (titrated in escin) (Noflogo®, Mavenpharma s.r.l., Rome, Italy) in the management of post trauma-surgery following surgery periodontal and implant surgery.

At least 50 volunteers between the ages of 18 and 50, will be enlisted, with the need to perform one of the interventions described above and that fall within the criteria of inclusion.

The study will be carried out in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration on In Vivo Studies and will be initiated with the approval of the Internal Review Board of the University of L'Aquila.

The protocol follows the guidelines of the CONSORT Statement for parallel studies and will be recorded on the data base clinicaltrials.gov.

Inclusion Criteria:

• No signs of gingival inflammation;
• FMBS and FMPS ≤ 20% after non-surgical causal therapy (Only for patients undergoing periodontal surgery)
• Smokers have to indicate how many cigarettes they smoke and how long have they been smoking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Gingival inflammation
• Positive anamensis for relevant systemic pathologies (renal, cardiovascular, hepatic, infectious, neoplastic and diabetological)
• Treatment with anti-inflammatory and/or antibiotics in the two weeks preceding the start of the trial
• History of allergy to one or more components of the medication to be tested
• Pregnant women