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3D-Printed Custom Palatal Guide for Better Graft Harvesting and Patient Outcomes: A Clinical Trial

Digital planning and printing of 3-dimensional custom palatal guide for optimal graft harvesting, improved clinical and patient reported outcomes: A randomized controlled clinical trial - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/04/084205
Enrollment
26
Registered
2025-04-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K060- Gingival recession

Interventions

Intervention1: Digitally printed CTG guide: The reciepient site will be prepared by modified coronally adavanced tunnel technique this digitally printed CTG guide will be used for harvesting the conne

Sponsors

Dr T Jaya Sree
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Systemically healthy subjects (ASA I) in the age range of 20 to 50 years 2. Multiple adjacent gingival recessions of RT1 and or RT2 3. Recession depth greater than or equal to 1mm with detectable CEJ 4. Width of Attached gingiva greater than or equal to 1mm 5. Patients with moderate palatal vault 6. Full mouth plaque scores less than 15% 7. Full mouth bleeding on probing scores less than15%

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Untreated periodontal conditions 2. RT3 Gingival recessions 3. Carious or non-carious cervical lesions 4. Use of medications affecting periodontal status

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Dimensions of the graft Graft thickness (GT) Graft length (GL) Graft width (GW) 2. Intra operative bleeding 3. Surgical time required for procuring the graft Timepoint: Baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Recession depth (RD) 2. Recession Width(RW) 3. Percentage of root coverage (%RC) 4. Complete root coverage (CRC) 5. Patient satisfaction 6. Healing Timepoint: 1. Recession depth (RD) at baseline 1 month 3 months and 6 months 2. Recession Width (RW) at baseline 1 month 3 months and 6 months 3. Percentage of root coverage (%RC) at 1 month 3 months and 6 months 4. Complete root coverage (CRC) at 1 month 3 months and 6 months 5. Patient satisfaction baseline and 1 week 6. Healing 1 week

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr N V S Sruthima G

Vishnu Dental College

sruthima@gmail.com9492293808

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026