Morbidity and Coverage Outcome With Connective Tissue Graft Used With Coronally Advanced Flap and Tunneling Technique

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this randomized-controlled clinical trial is to compare the patient morbidity and root coverage outcomes of a sub-epithelial connective tissue (SeCTG) used in combination with a coronally advanced flap (CAF) and tunnel technique (TT).

The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate the superiority in terms of the post-operative course and pain of the CAF+SeCTG when compared to the TT.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Padova, School of Dental Medicine
• Treatments: Analgesics

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Single Miller's Class I or Class II recession defects 2 to 4 mm range of recession height will be included presence of identifiable cemento enamel junction (CEJ) presence of a root abrasion, but with an identifiable CEJ, will be accepted; periodontally and systemically healthy no contraindications for periodontal surgery no taking medications known to interfere with periodontal tissue health or healing no periodontal surgery on the involved sites.

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects smoking more than 10 cigarettes a day will be excluded. Recession defects associated with caries or restoration as well as teeth with evidence of a pulpal pathology will not be included.

Molar teeth will also be excluded.