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Study aim
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The antimicrobial effects of curcumin essential oil gel on reducing the microbial infection at the gingival fluid of the implant-abutment interface
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Design
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A clinical assessment including a single group with two samples per patient. One implant will be as a test implant and the other as a control implant (without medication).
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Settings and conduct
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According to the defined including and excluding criteria, 15 patients who need at least 2 implants in one jaw will be selected for the study. In the first session, curcumin essential oil gel will be inserted into the test implant fixture and no substance will be used in the control implant. The restorative abutment will be closed. Then, in the three molding sessions (10, 15, and 30 days after the restorative abutment closure session), the patients will be sampled. Then, the prepared samples will be sent to the microbiology laboratory to measure the number of bacteria (as CFU).
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion;
Patients with high levels of oral health, patients with at least 2 implants in one jaw, patients of at least 18 years of age
Exclusion
Patients with low levels of oral health, pregnant and lactating women, patients have received antibiotics in the last 6 months, patients with any systemic disease such as diabetes that affects oral health, patients with cigarette or alcohol addiction, patients with a history of tetracycline allergy, patients with COVID19
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Intervention groups
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A test implant (curcumin gel) and a control implant (without any drug)
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Main outcome variables
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-Independent variable: Material type (curcumin-containing gel, curcumin-free gel)
Dependent variable: the amounts of Colonies Forming Units