Development and Validation of Self-Reported Surveillance Questionnaire of Periodontal Health in Indian Population

Rationale- Periodontal disease is a dynamic inflammatory condition, that affects the periodontium and has a profound effect on the overall systemic health of the individual. Unfortunately, the symptoms of periodontal disease often go unnoticed by affected individuals and this contributes towards unpleasant and irreversible consequences such as tooth loss. Hence it is important to develop an easy, cost effective and widely acceptable method for the patients to assess their periodontal health. Objectives- To translate, culturally adapt and validate the CDC/AAP questionnaire along with other relevant surveillance questions in the Hindi language according to the new case definitions of periodontal diseases. Methods- The original 8-item CDC/AAP questionnaire as well as other selected periodontal disease surveillance questions will be translated into Hindi through forward translation, backward translation, and expert committee process to reach a consensus and produce a final version. The final version of the questionnaire will be administered to patients seeking care from out-patient department of department of Periodontics at PGIDS, Rohtak. Full-mouth periodontal examination, consisting of measurements of the probing pocket depth (PPD), full mouth bleeding score (FMBS) and clinical attachment level (CAL) at six sites per tooth using periodontal probe will be carried out for each participant.

NCT Number	NCT06784219
Lead Sponsor	Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak
Conditions	Periodontitis
Enrollment	200 participants
Start Date	2025-01-15
Primary Completion	2025-02-28 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-03-15 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-01-20