NCT03690635

Root Coverage With Connective Tissue Graft Associated With VISTA Versus Tunnel Technique

Status unknown Phase 4 Last updated 1 October 2018

What this trial tests

Phase 4 trial testing VISTA (vestibular incision subperiosteal tunnel acess) in Root Coverage in 20 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

10 October 2018

Primary endpoint
10 September 2020

10 March 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Cairo University
Phase	Phase 4
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	20
Start date	10 October 2018
Primary completion	10 September 2020
Estimated completion	10 March 2021

Drugs / interventions tested

• VISTA (vestibular incision subperiosteal tunnel acess)

Conditions studied

• Root Coverage — all drugs for Root Coverage →
• Tunneling Technique — all drugs for Tunneling Technique →
• VISTA Technique — all drugs for VISTA Technique →
• Sub Epithelial Connective Tissue Graft — all drugs for Sub Epithelial Connective Tissue Graft →

Sponsor

Cairo University

Who can join

Adults 20 to 60, any sex, with Root Coverage or Tunneling Technique. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Several techniques were proposed in the literature to solve the problems associated with gingival recession. Root coverage was mainly indicated for esthetic concern, however, it might also be indicated for treatment of root hypersensitivity and maintaining adequate plaque control by keratinized tissue augmentation.

These proposed surgical techniques were well-documented with successful outcomes. Each technique had its own advantages, disadvantages and indications. Various factors affected the most suitable technique. These factors were either related to the dimensions of gingival recession defect, or related to the surgeon experience or to the patient himself .

Nowadays, the scope of scientific research is concerned with designing surgical techniques that are more predictable, high esthetic, less invasive and patient centered In this way, continuous modification of surgical techniques aroused to result in a more reproducible outcomes; such as the attempt to advance pedicle flaps without vertical releasing incisions, as in the modified coronally advanced flap and the modified microsurgical tunnel technique.

However, controversy still exist in the literature regarding the best technique for root coverage. Coronally advanced flap is the most commonly reported technique in research, with lack of researches on tunneling techniques.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.