Osteoplasty in Conjunction With Surgical Treatment of Mandibular Grade II Furcation Defects (FURC-II-OST)

University of Oslo

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Furcation Defects; Periodontal Diseases

Treatments: Procedure: Open flap debridement without osteoplasty; Procedure: Open flap debridement with osteoplasty

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03917030

FURC-II-OST

Details and patient eligibility

About

Teeth with furcation grade II defects will be treated with open flap debridement, with or without osteoplasty. The study is designed to examine the effect of osteoplasty in the treatment of teeth with furcation grade II defects with open flap debridement.

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Periodontal disease stage III or IV according to 2018 criteria
• Undergoing periodontal therapy (active or supportive) and present 1 or more pair of bilateral mandibular molars affected by furcation involvement grade II with PPD>4mm, and the furcation fornix must be above a tangential line from the distal to mesial interproximal crestal bone level on bitewing radiographs
• Competent to give consent

Exclusion criteria

• Previous radiotherapy to the jaws, current use of chemotherapy, systemic long-term corticosteroid treatment
• Present or past use of bisphosphonate treatment
• Pregnant or nursing subjects
• Patients classified as > class II according to ASA classification
• Previous surgical therapy of included furcation defects
• Inability to comprehend and respond to the quality of life questionnaire
• Dental restorations or prosthesis involving the furcation area
• Root fractures or suspected fractures/infractions
• Caries lesions in the furcation area
• No systemic antibiotic treatment within 3 months prior to intervention

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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0 participants in 2 patient groups

Open flap debridement with osteoplasty

Experimental group

Description:

In this arm, periodontal surgery consists of open flap debridement followed by osteoplasty in the furcation entrance area.

Treatment:

Procedure: Open flap debridement with osteoplasty

Procedure: Open flap debridement without osteoplasty

Open flap debridement without osteoplasty

Active Comparator group

Description:

In this arm, periodontal surgery consists of open flap debridement only. No osteoplasty will be performed.

Treatment:

Procedure: Open flap debridement with osteoplasty

Procedure: Open flap debridement without osteoplasty