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

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Status

Completed

Conditions

Gummy Smile

Treatments

Other: Milled PEEK Stent
Procedure: Lip repositioning surgery

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

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

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

Trial contacts and locations

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