Influence of the Restorative Cervical Margin Placement on the Supracrestal Tissue Attachment

University of Siena

Status: Completed

Conditions: Gingivitis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04299347

PR001

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the present study is to understand the influence that marginal/subgingival restorations exert on the surrounding periodontal tissues. Even though proximal restorations are routine in everyday clinical practice, few information is available as to whether or not they may have a detrimental effect on the supracrestal tissue attachment.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• an age range 18-70 years
• a good general health
• the ability to understand the phases of the trial and to stick to them for the whole length of the study
• the ability of will to release a written informed consent
• presence of a marginal cavity or a 2mm subgingival cavity
• presence of a cavity subgingival > 2mm

Exclusion criteria

• PPD>4mm
• patients affected by active periodontal disease
• patients smoking more than 10 cigarettes/pipes per day