An Evaluation of the Effect of the Erchonia Corporation FX-405 Laser as an Adjunctive Treatment of Periodontitis
Erchonia Corporation
Summary
The purpose of this clinical study is to determine the effectiveness of the Erchonia® FX-405 (manufactured by Erchonia Corporation (the Company) in providing a noninvasive adjunctive treatment in combination with periodontal scaling and root planing for improving the treatment of periodontal disease.
Description
The purpose of this clinical study is to determine the effectiveness of the Erchonia® FX-405 (manufactured by Erchonia Corporation (the Company) in providing a noninvasive adjunctive treatment in combination with periodontal scaling and root planing for improving the treatment of periodontal disease. This clinical study is a double-blind design, such that neither the subject, nor the investigators - the investigator administering the treatment with the Erchonia® FX-405™ device (administration investigator) or the investigator recording the outcome measures (assessment investigator) - will be a…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 22–75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Subject has voluntarily signed a written informed consent form. * Male or female 22 to 75 years of age, inclusive. * Subject has no evidence of Localized Aggressive Periodontitis. * Tooth loss due to periodontitis of ≤ 4 teeth. * Two or more teeth with the following characteristics: Non 3rd molar, Periodontitis: Stage III (Severity) according to the Interdental CAL (at site of greatest loss) and RBL, as classified by the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), No evidence of caries, No abscess infection, No previous periodontal surgery within the prior 12 months * Subj…
Interventions
- DeviceErchonia® FX405
Procedure administrations with the Erchonia® FX-405 will be applied eight times during the 5-month procedure administration phase. Phase One involves one procedure administration each week for 4 consecutive weeks. Phase 2 commences for one month following the completion of Phase One and involves one procedure administration each month for the next four consecutive months. Each procedure administration with the Erchonia FX405 takes 10 minutes and will be administered by the test site. Additionally, subjects will receive Scaling and Root Planing prior to the administration of the first procedure with the Erchonia FX405, and a second time at the 3-month study midpoint assessment visit.
- DevicePlacebo Laser
Procedure administration with the Placebo Laser (emitting non therapeutic light) will be applied eight times during the 5-month procedure administration phase. Phase One involves one procedure administration each week for 4 consecutive weeks. Phase 2 commences for one month following the completion of Phase One and involves one procedure administration each month for the next four consecutive months. Each procedure administration with the Placebo Laser takes 10 minutes and will be administered by the test site. Additionally, subjects will receive Scaling and Root Planing prior to the administration of the first procedure with the Placebo Laser, and a second time at the 3-month study midpoint assessment visit.
Locations (2)
- 805 DentistryThousand Oaks, California
- Acton Dental AssociatesActon, Massachusetts