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Timing of Orthodontic Therapy and Regenerative Periodontal Surgery in Advanced Periodontitis Patients With Pathologic Tooth Migration

The Effect of Timing of Orthodontic Therapy on the Outcomes of Regenerative Periodontal Surgery in Patients With Advanced Periodontitis and Pathologic Tooth Migration. A Multi Centre Randomized Clinical Trial.

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02761668
Enrollment
44
Registered
2016-05-04
Start date
2016-10-31
Completion date
2023-03-22
Last updated
2023-03-30

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Conditions

Intrabony Periodontal Defect, Periodontitis, Tooth Migration

Keywords

Pathological tooth migration, periodontal regenerative surgery, vertical infrabony defects, xenogeneic bone graft, orthodontic therapy

Brief summary

Pathologic tooth migration (PTM) is a common complication of advanced periodontitis and often motivation for patients to seek orthodontic therapy. An interdisciplinary approach is required to control the periodontal infection, reconstruct the defects and realign the migrated teeth. The optimal timing of active orthodontics after regenerative therapy is a topic of ongoing debate. There are no data available from RCTs that have compared the effect of the timing of orthodontic tooth movement (early vs. late) on the outcomes of regenerative periodontal surgery in these patients. It is the aim of the present randomized clinical multicenter trial to compare 2 different treatment protocols of a combined perio-regenerative and orthodontic therapy in advanced periodontitis patients with intrabony defects and pathologic tooth migration in order to establish whether one treatment modality is superior to the other with regard to clinical outcomes. A total of 46 patients will be enrolled and randomized into 2 treatment groups that differ by the time point of initiation of orthodontic therapy (early: 4 weeks vs. late: 6 months following regenerative periodontal surgery). Primary outcome measure will be the change in clinical attachment level (CAL gain) at 12 months after regenerative therapy. Secondary outcomes will include changes in probing depth BOP, gingival recession, radiographic bone height and patient-centered outcomes.

Interventions

PROCEDUREParS+Ortho 4W

Orthodontics 4 weeks post surgical

PROCEDUREParS+Ortho 6M

Orthodontics 6 months post surgical

Sponsors

Universidad Complutense de Madrid
CollaboratorOTHER
University of Bonn
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Advanced periodontitis * Presence of intrabony defects at a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 7 adjacent teeth (positions 15-25 or 35-45) in either the maxilla or the mandible with PPD of ≥6 mm at a minimum on one site * Pathologic tooth migration * Full mouth plaque index (PI) \<25% at baseline (after initial non-surgical periodontal therapy) * Full mouth bleeding on probing (FMBP) \<25% at baseline (i.e., following initial non-surgical periodontal therapy) * Committed to the study and the required follow-up visits

Exclusion criteria

Any contraindications for oral surgical procedures * Uncontrolled diabetes or other uncontrolled systemic diseases * Disorders or treatments that compromise wound healing * Medical conditions requiring chronic high dose steroid therapy * Bone metabolic diseases * Radiation or other immuno-suppressive therapy * Infections or vascular impairment at the surgical site * Presence of oral lesions (such as ulceration, malignancy) or mucosal diseases * History of malignant disease in the oral cavity or previous radiotherapy to the head * Inadequate oral hygiene or unmotivated for adequate home care * Current smokers \> 6Cig

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Clinical attachment level (CAL) at test site12 monthsClinical attachment level (CAL)measurements 12 months after surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mean probing depth (PD)24 monthsMean probing depth (PD) )measurements 12 and 24 months after surgery
Bleeding on Probing (BoP) at test site24 monthsBleeding on Probing (BoP) measurements 12 and 24 months after surgery
Mean bleeding on Probing (BoP)24 monthsMean Bleeding on Probing (BoP) measurements 12 and 24 months after surgery
Probing depth (PD) at test site24 monthsProbing depth (PD) )measurements 12 and 24 months after surgery
Mean Plaque (PI)24 monthsPlaque (PI) measurements 12 months after surgery
Mean clinical attachment level (CAL)24 monthsMean clinical attachment level (CAL)12 months after surgery
PROMS24 monthsPatient reported Outcomes
Plaque (PI) at test site24 monthsPlaque (PI) measurements 12 and 24 months after surgery

Countries

Germany, Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026