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Higher Doses of Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Gummy Smile

NCT05127018 PHASE1, PHASE2 COMPLETED Results posted

Botulinum type A (BTX-A) is an easy and efficacious treatment for gingival smile (GS). However, the necessary for higher-doses among patients are controversial. The objective was to compare the reduction of gingival exposure using two methods in patients with different dosage. In this prospective self-controlled study, healthy GS participates who had an anterior gingival exposure (GE) of more than 3 mm were enrolled and administered with 2-5 U BTX-A (total, 4-10 U) injections into 1-2 points according to the severity presented pretreatment in the Average-dose Method. And after 8 months, the Higher-doses Method was administered the same point injection of 3-10 U BTX-A (total, 6-20 U). Data were collected at baseline and 4, 12, 32 and 60 weeks of follow-up.

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Lead sponsorPeking University
PhasePHASE1, PHASE2
StatusCOMPLETED
Enrolment33
Start dateWed Nov 20 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
CompletionWed Oct 20 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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China