Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Stitching Techniques Used with a Modern Gum Surgery Method to Treat Gum Recession: A Clinical Study

Evaluation and Comparison of Efficacy of Trapezoidal Sling Sutures vs. Conventional Sling Sutures with Modified Coronally Advanced Tunneling for the treatment of Gingival Recession : A Randomized Control Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/06/088600

Enrollment

Registered

2025-06-11

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-06-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: TRAPEZOIDAL SLING SUTURE: Details of intervention- 1. Type of Intervention: Surgical Technique Modification The trapezoidal sling suture is used as part of the test group intervention

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged between 18-50 years, Gingival recession of RT I and RT II (Cairo 2012), Systemically healthy patients.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with recession defects associated with caries/demineralization and deep abrasions. Patients who has undergone any previous periodontal surgical procedures at the involved site. Pregnant and lactating women and patients on medications known to interfere with periodontal tissue health or healing. Smokers Those who are not willing to give consent for the informed consent form.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Clinical efficacy in terms of gingival recession parameters: Mean Root Coverage (MRC) Complete Root Coverage (CRC) Gingival Recession Depth (MGRD) Gingival Recession Width (GRW)Timepoint: Baseline, 6 weeks and 3 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Periodontal health parameters: Keratinized Tissue Width (KTW) Probing Depth (PD) Clinical Attachment Level (CAL) Plaque Index (PI) Bleeding Index (BI) Recession esthetic score(RES) with both suturing techniques will be assessed.Timepoint: Baseline 6 weeks 3 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr PRAKASH PUNJ

Faculty of Dental Sciences, M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences

Lavanya.pd.ds@msruas.ac.in9886378397

Outcome results