The use of a blood protein (A-PRF) to enhance the replacement and recovery of gum tissue around tooth implants
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Partially edentulous and requiring a replacement for missing teethOral Health
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN33695429
- Lead Sponsor
- Damascus University
- Brief Summary
2021 results in dx.doi.org/10.19070/2377-8075-21000366 (added 30/04/2021)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 14
Inclusion Criteria
1. Older than 18 years old
2. Less than 2 mm of KT at the buccal site from the ridge crest on bilateral implants
3. Patients have a thick gingival phenotype (GT = 2 mm)
4. Adequate oral hygiene (API=1) (API= Approximal Plaque Index) and good general health
Exclusion Criteria
1. Smokers and alcoholics (=10 cigarettes/day)
2. Patients with systemic diseases that could interfere with the healing
3. Patients undergoing bisphosphonate treatment and patients who previously received radiotherapy for the jaws
4. Patients with moderate to severe periodontitis
5. Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1.Width of keratinized tissue was measured using a vacuum stent with periodontal probe from the lingual edge side of the stent to the mucogingival junction at baseline, immediately after the surgery, and 8 weeks later<br> 2. Gingival thickness (phenotype) was measured using an acrylic stent, with an average of three measurements, at baseline, 8 weeks, and 6 months after the surgery<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postoperative pain was measured using a visual analog scale (VAS) from 0 (absence of pain) to 100 (most severe pain) on the day of surgery, and afterwards daily until day 6