Microsurgical tunneling flap procedures using connective tissue grafts (CTG) are predictable for treating teeth with gingival recessions. Enamel matrix derivatives (EMD) can be used as an alternative to the aforementioned gold standard. The aim of this study is to evaluate clinically the use of tunnel technique with EMD applied group in addition to CTG and the same technique with CTG group for the treatment of multiple gingival recessions.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
30
The tunnel technique for root coverage with Emdogain
The tunnel technique for root coverage without Emdogain
Department of Periodontology and Oral Mucosa Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw
Warsaw, Mazowsze, Poland
RECRUITINGClinical attachment level (CAL)
Distance from the cementoenamel junction to the bottom of the gingival sulcus
Time frame: 6 months after surgery
Recession height (RH)
Distance from the cementoenamel junction to the gingival margin
Time frame: 6 months after surgery
Recession width (RW)
Distance measured horizontally at cementoenamel junction level from one border of the recession to another
Time frame: 6 months after surgery
Width of keratinized tissue (WKT)
Distance between the most apical point of the gingival margin and the mucogingival junction
Time frame: 6 months after surgery
Thickness of keratinized tissue (TKT)
Thickness of the gingiva measured 2 mm apical to the gingival margin
Time frame: 6 months after surgery
Average recession coverage (ARC)
The percentage of covered recession area
Time frame: 6 months after surgery
Complete recession coverage
The percentage of sites with complete root coverage
Time frame: 6 months after surgery
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