NCT03631693

Imaging Analysis Following Periodontal Surgery

The Use of Non-invasive Thermal and Geometrical Surface Imaging on Postoperative Healing Patterns Following Routine Surgical Procedures Used for the Treatment of Periodontal Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Queen Mary University of London · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a single centre, randomised, single-blind, parallel-group clinical trial that aims at evaluating the use of imaging (2D and 3D) in obtaining geometric and thermometric changes of postoperative healing patterns and comorbidities (facial swelling, oedema and inflammation) following two routine surgical procedures performed for the treatment of periodontal (gum) disease.

Detailed description

A surgery in a posterior sextant will be performed per patient. The surgical procedures being compared for their post-operative healing patterns are: 1. Simplified Papilla Preservation Flap (SPPF) which is a conservative flap aiming at preserving the tissues between teeth. 2. Resective Periodontal Flap with Osseous Recontouring (RPFO) which is a conventional surgery which involves hard and soft tissues resection. Geometric (3D) surface imaging and thermal (2D) surface imaging will be used to assess the post-operative healing patterns and comorbidities (facial swelling, oedema and inflammation) following either of the surgical procedures.

Conditions

• Healing Wound
• Periodontitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Simplified papilla preservation flap	The simplified papilla preservation flap (SPPF) surgery is a conservative surgical procedure aimed at the preservation of the tissues between the teeth providing access for the debridement of the root surface in sites with residual pockets.
PROCEDURE	Resective periodontal flap with osseous recontouring	The Resective periodontal flap with osseous recontouring (RPFO) is a surgical procedure that achieves predictable pocket depth reduction by soft and hard tissue resection to obtain a more convenient soft and hard tissue architecture for oral hygiene.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-02-21
• Primary completion: 2025-12-31
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2018-08-15
• Last updated: 2026-02-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom