treatment of receeding gums using palatal graft: A 6 month follow up study

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: K053- Chronic periodontitis

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/09/036557
• Lead Sponsor: eelima Katti

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 1 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 17

Inclusion Criteria

25 patients with millerâ??s class III & RT2 recession , will be enrolled to receive gingival unit grafts. Plaque and gingival index will be scored at baseline after scaling, at 4 weeks and subsequently at every post surgical visit of the patient. Post surgery ,the patients will be recalled every two weeks for the first two months and once every month thereafter for 18months. Recession depth, recession width, probing depth, keratinised gingiva width, clinical attachment level both at donor and recipient site will be recorded at baseline 1 month, 3 months, 6 months period. Supra gingival polishing at each of these visits may be done as required. In addition a healing index for the donor site at 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks and an esthetic score for the recipient site at six months will be recorded.

Exclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

1.Isolated RT2 buccal recession defects with depth >=3mm and clinically identifiable cement enamel junction (CEJ) in mandibular anterior

2. No active periodontal disease

1. Prominent or maloccluded teeth,which might require orthodontic correction prior to root coverage procedure.

2. Presence of non-cervical carious lesions or root caries.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified