Clinical Evaluation of Conventional Versus Microsurgical Techniques of Esthetic Crown Lengthening

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Gummy Smile

Treatments: Procedure: Test group; Procedure: Control group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03804281

Dentaris192018

Details and patient eligibility

About

the study compare gingival margin stability following conventional approach versus microsurgical approach of esthetic crown lengthening in management of patients with short clinical crowns in the upper anterior region.In management of patients with short clinical crowns in the upper anterior region, there is no difference in gingival margin stability between conventional and microsurgical approaches of esthetic crown lengthening.

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with healthy systemic condition.
• Adult patients ˃ 18 years old.
• The presence of the six upper anterior teeth.
• Absence of sites with attachment loss and probing depth (PD) >3 mm
• Keratinized gingiva of at least 2mm width.
• Compliance with good oral hygiene.
• Patients accepts 6-months follow-up period (cooperative patients).
• Patients provides an informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Gummy smile with normal tooth proportions
• Presence of prosthetic crowns
• Extensive restorations
• Extensive incisal edge attrition.
• Misalignment on maxillary anterior teeth.
• Smokers ˃ 10 cigarettes / day.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

Test group

Experimental group

Description:

esthetic crown lengthening with microsurgical approach

Treatment:

Procedure: Test group

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

esthetic crown lengthening with conventional approach.

Treatment:

Procedure: Control group