Title {1}	Intervention with inulin prior to and during sanative therapy to further support periodontal health: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Trial registration {2a and 2b}.	The study and its outcomes were registered on Clinical Trials.gov on December 17, 2020
Protocol version {3}	Version 2 of 17-12-2020
Funding {4}	To date, this research has not received a specific grant from any funding agency and if without external funding will be funded internally.
Author details {5a}	1Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada 2Center for Bone and Muscle Health, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada 3Periodontal Wellness & Implant Surgery, Fonthill, ON, Canada 4Department of Nutritional Sciences and Joannah and Brian Lawson Centre for Child Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Name and contact information for the trial sponsor {5b}	Not applicable
Role of sponsor {5c}	Not applicable