A New Surgical-restorative Approach to Treat Gingival Recessions Associated With Non-carious Cervical Lesions (NCCL)

Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gingival Recession; Tooth Abrasion

Treatments: Drug: sodium dipyrone; Procedure: CTG plus resin composite restoration; Procedure: Connective tissue graft (CTG)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02817763

UEPJMF 4

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the clinical, aesthetic and patient-centered parameters of connective tissue graft associated or not with partial resin composite (RC) for the treatment of gingival recession with NCCL, performed before the surgical procedure.

Full description

This was a prospective, parallel and controlled clinical trial.

• Group CTG (control n = 20) - patients who received connective tissue graft to treat gingival recession associated with non-carious cervical lesion. Group CTG+RC (test n = 20) - patients who received connective tissue graft plus partial resin composite restoration to treat gingival recession associated with non-carious cervical lesion.

The surgeries, as well as all postoperative follow-up, were performed at the dental clinic of Institute of Science and Technology (ICT), State University of São Paulo (UNESP). For those recessions allocated to CTG group, two horizontal incisions were made at right angles to the adjacent interdental papillae, without interfering with the gingival margins of neighboring teeth. Two oblique vertical incisions were extended beyond the mucogingival junction, and a trapezoidal mucoperiosteal flap was raised up to the mucogingival junction. After this point, a split-thickness flap was extended apically, releasing the tension and favoring coronal positioning of the flap.The exposed root surface was gently scaled and planed until it became smooth in the CTG group. Afterwards, a thin and small connective tissue graft was removed from the palatal site and sutured over the root surface. Then, the flap was coronally positioned and sutured to completely cover the graft. For those recessions allocated to CTG+RC group, firstly a sterile rubber dam was placed to isolate the operative field and the coronal zone of the non-carious cervical lesion restoration was performed with a nanocomposite resin, following the manufacturer's instructions. The apical margin of the restoration was place 1 millimeter apically to the cemento-enamel junction estimation. In the following session the CTG+RC received the surgical procedure as described above where a thin and small connective tissue graft was removed from the palatal site and sutured over the root/restoration surface. Then, the flap was coronally positioned and sutured to completely cover the graft.

Clinical parameters were assessed at baseline and 3 and 6 months post-operatively.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• presenting Miller class I or II gingival recession in the maxillary canines or premolars associated with non-carious cervical lesion;
• teeth included in the study should present pulp vitality;
• patients presenting no signs of active periodontal disease and full-mouth plaque and bleeding score ≤ 20%;
• patients older than 18 years old;
• probing depth ˂ 3 mm in the included teeth;
• patients who agreed to participate and signed an informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• patients with systemic problems (cardiovascular, blood dyscrasias, immunodeficiency, and diabetes, among others) that will contraindicate the surgical procedure
• patients taking medications known to interfere with the wound healing process or that contraindicate the surgical procedure
• smokers or pregnant women
• patients who underwent periodontal surgery in the area of interest.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Connective tissue graft (CTG)

Active Comparator group

Description:

After local anesthesia, the surgical procedure performed was the trapezoidal-type of Coronally advanced flap (CAF). After the flap was raised, the exposed root surface was gently scaled and planed until it became smooth. Afterward, a thin and small connective tissue graft that was sutured over the root surface. Then, the flap was coronally positioned and sutured to completely cover the graft.

Treatment:

Procedure: Connective tissue graft (CTG)

Drug: sodium dipyrone

CTG plus resin composite restoration

Experimental group

Description:

After local anesthesia, a sterile rubber dam was placed to isolate the operative field and the coronal zone of the non-carious cervical lesion restoration was performed with a nanocomposite resin, following the manufacturer's instructions. The apical margin of the restoration was place 1 millimeter beyond to the cemento-enamel junction estimation. In the next session, the surgical procedure performed was the trapezoidal-type of CAF. After the trapezoidal-type of CAF flap was raised, a thin and small connective tissue graft that was sutured over the restoration surface. Then, the flap was coronally positioned and sutured to completely cover the graft.

Treatment:

Drug: sodium dipyrone

Procedure: CTG plus resin composite restoration