Clinical Comparison Between Two Surgical Techniques for the Treatment of Gingival Recessions

University of Sao Paulo

Status

Completed

Conditions

Gingival Recession

Treatments

Procedure: Periodontal surgery to gingival recessions

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01175720

lga030183

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to test a surgical technique for the treatment of gingival recessions. The hypothesis of the study is to promote greater root coverage and better healing.

Enrollment

15 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Recession defects are Miller's class I or II and do not vary more or equal than 3 mm
Main complaint aesthetic issues or dentine hypersensitivity
The patient must be a candidate for bilateral root coverage procedure
Patient shows sufficient plaque control (FMPS < 20%)
The patient is able to comply with the study-related procedures such as exercising good oral hygiene and attending all follow-up procedures
The patient is able to fully understand the nature of the proposed surgery and is able to provide a signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Smokers
Systemic diseases
Pregnants or lactating
Periodontal disease
General contraindications for dental and/or surgical treatment are present
The patient has a history of malignancy, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy for malignancy within the past five years
The patient is taking medications or having treatments which have an effect on mucosal healing in general (e.g. steroids, large doses of anti-inflammatory drugs)