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Periodontal Regeneration Using Vitamin A and PRF Compared to PRF Alone Treating Intra-bony Defects

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Cairo University (CU)

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intrabony Periodontal Defect

Treatments

Biological: Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF)
Biological: Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) and Retinol

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

Will the addition of vitamin A (Retinol) to PRF add more periodontal regenerative value in the treatment of intra-bony defects compared to PRF alone, clinically?

Full description

Vitamin A has been extensively studied for its role in bone health. Vitamin A can be consumed in two forms, i.e., preformed retinol and pro-vitamin A. Preformed retinol is often found in food originated from animals, such as dairy, liver and eggs. Provitamin A, such as alpha (α)-carotene, beta (β)-carotene orβ-cryptoxanthin, are commonly found in plant-based food, such as fruits and vegetables (Toti et al., 2018). At certain concentrations, it has been proven to enhance the pluripotency of periodontal cells for regeneration (Fawzy El-Sayed, Hein and Dörfer, 2019).

Yet, to the best of our knowledge no clinical trials have evaluated the effect of Vitamin A added to PRF in the regeneration of intra-bony defects. This study is to fill the gap of knowledge.

Enrollment

28 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

20 to 60 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Stage III periodontitis patient (Papapanou et al., 2018) with 3 walled or 2 walled intra-bony defects.
  • Non-smokers
  • No pregnancy
  • Medically free
  • Presence of intra-bony defect of three or two walls (as predominant component) with a radiographic intra-bony component of ≥3 mm;
  • Presence of ≥2 mm of keratinized gingiva at the tooth with the defect.
  • Willingness to optimal compliance with the study procedures

Exclusion criteria

  • Uncontrolled systemic or local infection in the tissue of interest,
  • History or clinical evidence or positive tests for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV).
  • History of chronic autoimmune disease
  • Participation in an intervention trial in the same quadrant in the previous two months.
  • Type III tooth mobility, vertical root fracture in the selected tooth.
  • Contraindications for periodontal surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Double Blind

28 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1 Control
Active Comparator group
Description:
PRF in intra-bony defects
Treatment:
Biological: Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF)
Group 2 Experimental
Experimental group
Description:
PRF and Retinol in intra-bony defects
Treatment:
Biological: Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) and Retinol

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Abdallah H. Mostafa, M.Sc.

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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