Unidirectional Barbed Sutures in Mucogingival Procedures

SVS Institute of Dental Sciences12 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to compare the efficacy of barbed suture with conventional suture in muco-gingival surgeries.

Experimental: Main treatment group, flap will be approximated using conventional, simple continuous suturing with barbed sutures. Comparator: In patients allocated to control group, flap will be approximated using conventional, simple continuous suturing with conventional sutures.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Wound Heal

Interventions

Barbed suturePROCEDURE

Experimental: Wound will be closed using unidirectional barbed sutures in muco-gingival surgeries Active Comparator: Wound will be closed using conventional sutures in muco-gingival surgeries

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Systemically healthy individuals within an age group of 20-50yrs with presence of attached gingiva, shallow vestibule and frenum interfering with the marginal gingiva. Exclusion Criteria: * Medically compromised patients. * Subjects who underwent radiotherapy or chemotherapy in the past 12 months. * Smokers

Locations (1)

SVS Institute of Dental Sciences, Mahabubnagar

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To assess primary wound closure

Primary wound closure and early wound healing by EHS at 7days,14days,21days

Time frame: Baseline to 21days

Secondary Outcomes

To assess pain

Pain by Visual Analogous Scale immediately

Time frame: Baseline to 21days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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