Periodontal Dressing After Surgical Crown Lengthening

Franciscan University Center

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Periodontal Infection; Wound Healing Disturbance of; Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Without Periodontal dressing; Procedure: With Periodontal dressing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01986959

Periodontal dressing 1246

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: There is controversy regarding the postoperative effects of periodontal dressing on the periodontium, pain and discomfort. The aim of the present study was to compare postoperative pain following surgical crown lengthening with and without the use of periodontal dressing.

Material and Methods: A blind, randomized, clinical trial was carried out with 36 patients. Following surgical crown lengthening, the individuals were randomly allocated to the periodontal dressing group (PDG) and control group (CG - non-placement of periodontal dressing). Pain and discomfort were analyzed using a visual analog scale (VAS), verbal scale (VS) and the number of analgesics consumed in seven days postoperatively. Postoperative infection, stability of the gingival margin and type of healing were also evaluated.

Enrollment: 37 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• need for surgical crown lengthening on only one tooth with need for proximal osteotomy;
• aged 18 years or older;
• absence of systemic disease;
• absence of periodontal disease at the site of surgical crown lengthening;
• no restrictions regarding the procedure;
• no need for antimicrobial prophylaxis.

Exclusion criteria

• failure to return for the postoperative evaluations;
• failure to fill out the charts correctly;
• occurrence of pulp alteration in the operated tooth following the procedure;
• occurrence of partial or total loss of the periodontal dressing;
• allergic reaction to periodontal dressing.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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37 participants in 2 patient groups

Surgery with Periodontal dressing

Experimental group

Description:

After the Surgical crown lengthening, the patients were randomly allocated to the periodontal dressing group (PDG) and control group (CG - non-placement of periodontal dressing).

Treatment:

Procedure: With Periodontal dressing

Surgery without Periodontal dressing

Other group

Description:

After surgery, the patients were randomly allocated to the periodontal dressing group (PDG) and control group (CG - non-placement of periodontal dressing).

Treatment:

Procedure: Without Periodontal dressing