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Measurement of the thickness of gums and bone using direct and digital technique

Completed
Conditions
Periodontal disease, unspecified,
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/10/058208
Lead Sponsor
Chittabathina Poornima
Brief Summary

TITLE:

Assessment and Correlation of periodontal phenotype using conventional direct and digital techniques-A cross-sectional analysis.

Methodology:

- Measurement of GT and BT will be done around 6 Teeth (irt 16,14,21,36,41,44) at 2 and 4 mm apical to crest of alveolar bone.

- Transgingival probing analysis will be done to assess GT using endodontic files and digital vernier calliper’s for conventional direct technique.

- BT will be assessed using CBCT

- GT and BT will be assessed after registration between oral soft tissues obtained by Digital Intra-oral scanners (DIS) and hard tissue images generated by CBCT.

Source of the data:Patients attending Vishnu dental college.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • 1.Age – 20 to 50 years.
  • 2.Patients with periodontal health(Intact periodontium and Reduced periodontium) 3.Systemically healthy patients.
Exclusion Criteria
  • 1.Patients with uncontrolled systemic diseases 2.Signs of gingivitis/gingival diseases that alter the size of gingiva.
  • 3.Chronic smokers.
  • 4.Presence of systemic conditions i.e.,Pregnancy,puberty and nutritional deficiencies.
  • 5.Presence of traumatic occlusion.
  • 6.Patients on drugs that can alter gingival and bone morphology.
  • 7.Patients with any bone disorders.
  • 8.Patients with infectious diseases (HIV, Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C) 9.Patients undergoing radiation therapy.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1.Gingival Thickness.1.Gingival Thickness will be measuring at 0 day. | 2.Bone Thickness will be measuring at 0 day.
2.Bone Thickness.1.Gingival Thickness will be measuring at 0 day. | 2.Bone Thickness will be measuring at 0 day.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
NOT APPLICABLENOT APPLICABLE

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Vishnu Dental College

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Godavari, ANDHRA PRADESH, India

Vishnu Dental College
🇮🇳Godavari, ANDHRA PRADESH, India
Dr Chittabathina Poornima
Principal investigator
9494977479
poornimachittabathina999@gmail.com

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