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NCT number NCT03712852
Other study ID # 16102018
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date October 20, 2018
Est. completion date July 30, 2019

Study information

Verified date November 2022
Source G. d'Annunzio University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Gingival thickness plays a key role not only in the etiology but also in the treatment of gingival recessions. a thin marginal tissue lining the hard periodontal tissues seems to be one of the main risk factor for the onset of gingival recession ; more recently, authors reported that as the gingival thickness decreases, the gingival recession severity increases . When gingival inflammation occurs, if the tissue is thin the consequent destruction can quickly produce a gingival recession (GR) . When treating a gingival recession, the clinician should aim not only to completely cover the exposed root surface but also to prevent a future recession recurrence Currently, CAF associated with graft is considered as the gold standard for exposed root coverage; this technique has demonstrated high rates in gingival recession reduction and positive predictability in obtaining complete root coverage . However, some disadvantages about this surgical approach can be easily highlighted: patients experience more discomfort, longer chair-time it's necessary and a second wound area is created . On the other hand, CAF procedure alone does not require a second surgical site, with better post-operative course, also reducing the surgical time. However, long term-studies report lower probability of complete root coverage when using the CAF technique without a simultaneous increase of the gingival thickness as compared to CAF+graft treatment. In this scenario, The Platelet rich fibrin (PRF) could be a valuable alternative treatment of gingival defects. It's a platelet concentrate, obtained by a fast and simple procedure that does not require anticoagulant and bovine thrombin . It can also be categorized as a live tissue thanks to platelets, leukocytes, growth factors and stem cells trapped in a polymerized fibrin mesh. PRF is used in various fields of regenerative medicine; It promotes stabilization and revascularization of the flaps, contributes to soft tissue wound healing and reduces post-operative discomfort. The purpose of this clinical study will be to determine if the combination of platelet rich fibrine membrane with a modified coronally advanced flap (MCAF) improved the gingival biotype compared to CAF + graft or CAF alone.


Description:

This prospective, randomized and controlled clinical trial will compare three modalities of treatment of Miller's class I-II recession: CAF with PRF versus CAF with Sub-epithelial tissue graft (SCTG) versus CAF. From each patient a single recession on a single tooth located in the upper arches will be selected. Clinical parameters will be evaluated at base-line and after 6 months. The protocol is approved by the "G. D'Annunzio" University Ethical Committee. This study is in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki of 1975. Patients will be recruited from the Unit of Periodontology, Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, "G. D'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy. All the volunteer candidates will sign a written informed consent. The trial director will be responsible for randomly assigning patients to treatment after enrollment and will not involve with the clinical interventions or the study measurements. A computer-generated table will be used to make the random assignment, known only to the trial director. An opaque envelope will conceal group allocation and will be opened just before the intervention surgery. Matching between group and treatment will be performed by a figure extraneous to the experimentation, responsible even for keeping and breaking the blinding, and known only to him. Patients and examiners will be masked to group membership; clinical examiners will be blinded to each other. The study analyst will be also blind to group membership. The analyst will receive the data by groups labeled as A and B. The blind will not be broken until after study completion. At baseline and 6 months after surgery, the following clinical measurements will be recorded on the mid-buccal point of exposed root surface: Gingival thickness (GT) will be determined using a stent at a mid-buccal location about 1 mm apical to the pocket depth (PD) level with a #15 endodontic reamer with a silicon disk stop. The soft tissue will be gently pierced at a 90° angle, until hard tissue will be felt. Once the silicon disk will be in contact with the soft tissue surface, it will be fixed by a drop of cyanoacrylate adhesive. After the careful removal of the reamer, the distance between the reamer tip and the stop will be measured with a calliper accurate to the nearest 0.1 mm. The other measurements will be taken with a periodontal probe and will be recorded to the nearest millimetre as follows: Gingival recession (GR) will be measured as the distance from the cement-enamel junction (CEJ) to the mid-buccal point of the gingival margin. PD and Clinical attachment level (CAL) will be measured as the distance between the bottom of the pocket and the gingival margin and CEJ, respectively. Keratinized tissue (KT) will be recorded from the mid-buccal point of the gingival margin to the mucogingival junction. Patient morbidity will be evaluated with a visual analogue scale (VAS). Root coverage esthetic score (RES) (Cairo et al., 2009) will be used for assessing aesthetic outcomes of root coverage procedures. All clinical parameters will be measured by the same investigator. To avoid a calibration probing bias, 60 recession defects will be measured twice within 72 hours. When 90% of the measurements of Gingival thickness will be within 0.3 mm and within 0.5 mm for measurements of GR , calibration will be successfully accepted. 30 ml of blood samples will be collected in 10-ml tubes without anticoagulant and promptly centrifuged at 3,000 revolutions per minute for 10 minutes. The acellular plasma formed in the upper layer will be washed out. The clot, positioned in the middle of the vial, will be cut off from the lower red corpuscles part. Each PRF clot will be folded onto itself in order to double the thickness, and two membranes placed one over the other (quadruple L-PRF layer) represented the L-PRF graft. The connective tissue graft will be harvested from the palatal area on the opposite side of the gingival defect according to Zucchelli et al12. Briefly, two horizontal and two vertical incisions will delimitate the donor area. The graft will be separated from the underlying tissues by the scalpel's blade oriented parallel to the palatal surface to obtain an about 2 mm thick graft. Then, the graft will be de-epithelialized by a 15c blade and the fatty tissue will be eliminated until obtaining a graft with a thickness of about 1,5 mm. measured by a standard caliper. Exposed and intrasulcular root surface will be accurately scaled using curettes. A modified coronally advanced flap technique (MCAF) will be used to treat the recession defect. The flap will be elevated as follows: an intrasulcular incision will be performed around the selected tooth, the incision moves on contiguous papillae area, avoiding the gingival margin of adjacent teeth. From each side, from coronal to apical, an oblique incision will be carried out. A split-full-split dissection will be undertaken until the CEJ could be passively cover by the flap. Both papillae will be de-epithelialized. The PRFs and the SCTGs will be placed over the exposed root surface of the Test group and Control 1 group respectively. The gingival defect will be fully lined by grafts that mildly cover the neighbouring sub-papillae areas. The grafts will be fixed applying suture to the periosteum below. In each group, flap will be coronally positioned and sutured over the enamel in a tension-free position. All patients will receive 2 g/day amoxicillin+clavulanic acid for 6 days for post-operative infection prevention; 400 mg of oral ibuprofen, twice daily, will control the pain; 0.12% chlorhexidine rinses, twice daily for 3 weeks, will be prescribe to the patients. Sutures will be removed after 14 days. Only 2-4 weeks after sutures removal, respectively, cautious brushing by a soft toothbrush and interdental brushing will be recommend; meantime, the patients use a 1% chlorhexidine gel twice daily. Weekly supra-gingival professional hygiene and motivational reinforcement will be administer to the patients for 6 weeks.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 60
Est. completion date July 30, 2019
Est. primary completion date July 30, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 60 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - a full-mouth plaque score (FMPS)* and a full-mouth bleeding score (FMBS)* lower than 20%, at the time of surgery - to have at least 20 teeth at leat 1 maxillary tooth exhibiting a single Miller second class of gingival recession . Exclusion Criteria: - no systemic diseases; - no coagulation disorders; - no medications affecting periodontal status in the previous 6 months; - no pregnancy or lactation; - no presence of cervical carious lesions,; - no periodontal surgery on the experimental sites - no smoking habits - no inadequate endodontic treatment at the site of surgery - no presence of cervical carious lesions

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
PRF+CAF treated patients
Patients will be treated by coronally advanced flap with addition of PRF membrane
SCTG+ CAF treated patients
Patients will be treated by coronally advanced flap with addition of SCTG graft
CAF treated patients
Patients will be treated by coronally advanced flap

Locations

Country Name City State
Italy G. d'Annunzio University Chieti CH

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
G. d'Annunzio University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Gingival Thickness the change from baseline measured as the thickness of keratinized tissue recorded at 1 mm from the gingival margin baseline and 6 months
Secondary Gingival Recession the change from baseline measured as the distance between the cemento enamel junction and the gingival margin baseline and 6 months
Secondary Keratinized Tissue the change from baseline measured as the distance of the mid-buccal site of the gingival margin to the mucogingival junction baseline and 6 months
Secondary Pocket Depth the change from baseline measured as the distance between the bottom of the pocket and the gingival margin baseline and 6 months
Secondary Clinical Attachment Level the change from baseline measured as the distance between the bottom of the pocket and the CEJ baseline and 6 months
Secondary Patient Reported Outcomes (PROMs) A visual analogical scale (VAS) will be used to assess the patient morbidity after treatment. The scale has 10 numerical values, from 1(better outcome) to 10 (worse outcome). 2 weeks
Secondary Aesthetic Aesthetic outcome will be recorded using the root coverage esthetic score (RES) introduced by Cairo et al. in 2009. This score assess five domains: level of the gingival margin, marginal tissue contour, soft tissue texture, mucogingival junction alignment, and gingival color. Zero, 3, or 6 points will be used for the evaluation of the position of the gingival margin, whereas a score of 0 or 1 point will be used for each of the other variables.The value assigned for root coverage will be 60% of the total score, whereas 40% will be assigned to the other four variables. 3 points will be given for partial root coverage, and 6 points will be given for complete root coverage; 0 points will be assigned when the final position of the gingival margin is equal or apical to the previous recession. One point will be assigned for each of the other four variables. Thus, 10 points will be a perfect score. 0-10 higher score indicates better outcome. 6 months
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