NCT05616715

Evaluation of Different Periodontal Plastic Surgery Techniques for Gummy Smile Treatment

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Investigating different periodontal surgery techniques to treat gummy smile.

Detailed description

Participants will be subdivided into 3 (three) groups: 1. Patients with upper lip hypermobility - surgery for device implantation in the anterior area of the maxilla; 2. Patients with short teeth and upper lip hypermobility - flap surgery/gingivectomy and device implantation; and 3. Patients who refuse implantation - flap surgery/gingivectomy;

Conditions

• Gummy Smile

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Peek device	Participants with gummy smile will be recruited from the Dental Clinic of Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz
OTHER	Crown lengthening/gingivectomy	Participante with gummy smile will be recruited from the Dental Clinic of Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-15
• Primary completion: 2023-09-15
• Completion: 2023-12-15
• First posted: 2022-11-15
• Last updated: 2023-01-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Portugal