Pontic Site Development, Soft Tissue Augmentation
Conditions
Brief summary
a comparative study to evaluate the pontic site soft tissue augmentation by partially de-epithelized connective tissue graft versus completely de-epithelized connective tissue graft (both grafts harvested from the hard palate). pontic site soft tissue augmentation allows the correction of soft tissue to allow proper fixed dental bridge fabrication (for esthetic and functional purposes)
Interventions
PROCEDUREIntervention
de-epithelized connective tissue graft for soft tissue augmentation for pontic site development
PROCEDUREControl
partially de-epithelized connective tissue graft for soft tissue grafting for pontic site development
Sponsors
October University for Modern Sciences and Arts
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* age 20-45 years * medically free * bounded missing teeth * patient accepting the fixed prosthetics as a treatment option * restorable adjacent abutments * periodontally healthy adjacent abutments * motivated patient to have the treatment * bleeding and plaque index less than 20%
Exclusion criteria
* systemic diseases * smoking * pregnancy * patients with pervious soft tissue grafting
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| keratinized tissue thickness | time of enrollment, 3 and 6 months postoperative |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| soft tissue healing index | 6 months postoperative |
| Pain score | 3 and 7 days postoperative |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed