Comparative Evaluation of Milled Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) Stent Placement and Lip Repositioning Surgery on the Treatment of Gummy Smile

taher helmy ismail metwaly

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gummy Smile

Treatments: Other: Milled PEEK Stent; Procedure: Lip repositioning surgery

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06983262

3-2014

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to compare between a Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) stent - and standard lip repositioning technique for management of gummy smile

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Systemically healthy individuals
• Chiefs complain gummy smile
• Gummy smile due to short hypermobile upper lip
• Gingival Display not more than 5 mm

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Lactation
• History of smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day
• Systemic conditions or intake of medications that could affect soft and hard tissue healing
• Use of orthodontic appliances
• Gingival display above 5mm

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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16 participants in 2 patient groups

VISTA and Milled PEEK stent

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Milled PEEK Stent

Lip repositioning surgery

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Lip repositioning surgery