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PRF for Treating Maxillary Gingival Recession

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Gingival Recession
Registration Number
NCT05267015
Lead Sponsor
Arab American University (Palestine)
Brief Summary

This is a split-mouth, randomized, controlled clinical trial that aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) membranes in conjunction with coronally advanced flap (CAF) in treating maxillary gingival recession defects.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
15
Inclusion Criteria
  • Greater than 18 years old
  • Bilateral Miller class I + II recession in the upper jaw
Exclusion Criteria
  • Smokers
  • Patients with systemic diseases that could interfere with the healing
  • Patients undergoing bisphosphonate therap .Patients who previously received radiation therapy of the jaws.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Increase in gingival height (recession coverage)six weeks

The measurements of the increase in gingival height (recession coverage) using a linear evaluation (corono-apical direction) with a periodontal probe (Merrit-B; Hu-Friedy, Chicago, IL, USA) at the interventions sites to the nearest 0.5 mm. Registration of the recession height was done before treatment and after 6 weeks.

Shrinkage in gingival heightsix months

To assess the shrinkage of the gingival height, the amount of gingival height vestibular to the treated teeth in a corono-apical direction was measured after the surgery and after six months.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postoperative pain visual analog scores (VAS) and surgery timetwo weeks

This questionnaire used 100 mm visual analog scores VAS to evaluate the amount of pain, ranging from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain imaginable), and the amount of swelling. Patients were asked to fill in the VAS scales at day 7 and day 14 at suture removal. The time of surgery was measured of both treatment options. Timing started at the moment of first incision until the last suture.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Arab American University

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Ramallah, Palestinian Territory, occupied

Arab American University
🇵🇸Ramallah, Palestinian Territory, occupied

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