# The Link Between Periodontitis, Smoking and Oral Cancer

> **NCT04047212** · — · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Cairo University** · enrollment: 200 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Chronic Periodontitis
- Oral Cancer

## Interventions

- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** biopsy for oral cancer
- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** periodontal examination

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04047212
- **Lead sponsor:** Cairo University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2021-08-12
- **Primary completion:** 2031-10-12
- **Final completion:** 2032-01-30
- **Target enrollment:** 200 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2021-06-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04047212

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04047212, "The Link Between Periodontitis, Smoking and Oral Cancer". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04047212. Licensed CC0.

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