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se of pig collagen graft to increase the thickness of tissue around dental implants that have inflammation around them in order to strengthen the tissue and resolve the inflammatio

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Peri-implant mucositis
Oral Health
Registration Number
ISRCTN83600326
Lead Sponsor
Geistlich Pharma (Switzerland)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with implant retained mandibular over dentures with at least two fixtures
2. Presence of less than 1mm keratinised mucosa at the implant site
3. Clinical presence of peri-implant mucositis
4. Aged between 50 and 80 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. ASA III and above
2. Smokers
3. Pregnancy
4. Patients on medications recognised to cause Drug Induced Gingival Overgrowth
5. Patients on anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Keratinised tissue width is measured using a periodontal probe at baseline and 3 months.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Pro-inflammatory cytokine levels around the implants collected on Periopaper strips analysed with V-PLEX Proinflammatory Panel 1 (human) Kit at baseline and 3 months<br> 2. Probing depths measured with a periodontal probe at baseline and 3 months<br> 3. Plaque and bleeding scores measured by observation following probing at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months.<br>
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