Microsurgery and Periodontal Healing
The Effect of Microsurgical Approach to Periodontal Flap Healing: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
25 participants
Aug 31, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Scientists do research to answer important questions which might help change or improve the way we do things in the future. The investigators know that using glasses with special attachments that provide magnification (dental loupes) for dental procedures results in better healing than not using magnification. This study will test if using a microscope, that gives much higher magnification, can result in even better healing than using dental loupes.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria6
- Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
- Males and females; Age 18 -89 years old
- Require surgical flap treatment of periodontal disease
- Either maxillary or mandibular arch
- ASA I or II
- Has consistent transportation for all clinical and study visits
Exclusion Criteria5
- Pregnancy, or those planning to become pregnant
- Diabetics with an HbA1c >7.1
- Not eligible for surgical periodontal therapy
- Require vertical or horizontal hard tissue augmentation
- Non-English speaking
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Interventions
The incision will be sutured with the use of a digital microscope (30 X) (Group 1). The microsurgical approach is a research only procedure that may add time to the total surgical time (\< 6%).
Locations(1)
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NCT07054008