Evaluation Of Microneedling Alone vs Microneedling Along With Hyaluronic Acid In Thin Gingival Phenotype

NCT ID: NCT05869136

Last Updated: 2024-02-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-10-16

Study Completion Date

2025-04-30

Brief Summary

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The periodontal phenotype has been defined as the combination of gingival phenotype and buccal bone plate thickness (bone morphotype).Periodontal phenotype cannot be fully assessed but gingival phenotype can be evaluated through a standard and reproducible way.

Gingival recession is usually observed in the presence of trauma and inflammation in individuals with thin phenotypes, whereas pocket formation has been reported in individuals with thick phenotypes.

Various soft tissue augmentation procedures include: sub-epithelial connective tissue graft, free gingival graft, modified roll technique and use of acellular dermal matrix. The drawbacks of these techniques include second surgical site creation, post-operative discomfort, time consuming procedure, etc.

Recent studies have shown i-PRF, microneedeling and hyaluronic acid procedures to be effective in increasing gingival tissue thickness.

HA has been widely used in the dental field, specially periodontology, due to its bacteriostatic, fungistatic, anti-inflammatory, anti-edematous, osteoinductive, and pro-angiogenetic properties. HA's role in tissue regeneration and wound healing has gained huge interest in recent studies.

Microneedling (MN) is also known as "percutaneous collagen induction therapy." Microinjuries created by MN result in minimal superficial bleedings and create a wound-healing cascade from which various growth factors, such as platelet-derived growth factors, transforming growth factors, connective tissue growth factor and fibroblast growth factors, are released.Study has shown a statistically significant increase in gingival thickness when microneedling was performed along with i-PRF in comparison to standalone i-PRF.

Few human trials have been conducted using MN and Hyaluronic acids in literature for gingival augmentation in thin periodontal phenotype. Considering the effects of MN and hyaluronic acid on the biological potential, neoangiogenesis, neocollagenesis and wound, the present Randomized clinical trial is designed to evaluate the effects of MN alone and MN along with hyaluronic acid in thin gingival phenotype.

Detailed Description

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Gingival phenotype refers to gingival thickness (GT) and keratinized tissue width (KTW).

Gingival phenotypes can be classified as scalloped and thin or flat and thick gingiva. Thin gingival phenotype are very friable and might be prone to recede in response to traumatic insults, such as plaque-related inflammation and traumatic toothbrushing .Studies have believed that HA accelerates the wound healing process, and promotes regeneration, as it maintains the viability of oral fibroblasts, increases their proliferative and migratory abilities, and enhances the expression of genes encoding type III collagen and transforming growth factor-β. Study has shown a statistically significant increase in gingival thickness when microneedling was performed along with i-PRF in comparison to standalone i-PRF.

Given these characteristics,this study will be conducted to comparative evaluation of microneedling alone and along with hyaluronic acid on thin gingival phenotype.

The present randomized controlled clinical trial will be conducted in the department of periodontics and oral implantology,Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences,Rohtak.Study design is of 24 months.

Total 20 patients will be recruited on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria with thin periodontal phenotypes who had consulted to the Department of Periodontology, Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak.

20 systematically healthy patients having thin gingival phenotypes will be included in this split-mouth randomized controlled trial. For each patient, each side of the anterior mandible will be randomly allocated to one of the two procedures (MN or MN with Hyaluronic acid)using chit system. In the MN group microneedling will be done 1 mm below the gingival margin with 30-gauze lancet needles. In the HA with MN group, the selected sites of the gingiva will injected with cross-linked HA using a 30-gauge microneedle followed by microneedling. This described procedure will be repeated in both groups three times with intervals of 10 days. The GT, KTW, and periodontal indices: gingival index (GI), bleeding on probing (BOP), and probing depth (PD) will be measured at baseline, 1 month, 6 months and 9 months.

Conditions

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Thin-gingiva

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Test group

Microneedling along with hyaluronic acid in thin gingival phenotype

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

microneedling and hyaluronic acid for increasing gingival thickness in thin gingival phenotype

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

All the participants will undergo phase-I therapy. Oral hygiene instructions will be imparted and will be reinforced at each appointment.

Local anaesthesia in the form of xylocaine spray will be administered.

Hyaluronic acid:

HA will be injected in the attached gingiva and MN will be carried out 1mm below the gingival margin on the keratinized gingiva of the tooth to be treated with thirty-gauge (0.255 mm) lancet needles in the test group.

Control group

Microneedling in thin gingival phenotype

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

microneedling for increasing gingival thickness in thin gingival phenotype

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

All the participants will undergo phase-I therapy. Oral hygiene instructions will be imparted and will be reinforced at each appointment.

Local anaesthesia in the form of xylocaine spray will be administered and microneedling alone will be performed in control group

Interventions

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microneedling and hyaluronic acid for increasing gingival thickness in thin gingival phenotype

All the participants will undergo phase-I therapy. Oral hygiene instructions will be imparted and will be reinforced at each appointment.

Local anaesthesia in the form of xylocaine spray will be administered.

Hyaluronic acid:

HA will be injected in the attached gingiva and MN will be carried out 1mm below the gingival margin on the keratinized gingiva of the tooth to be treated with thirty-gauge (0.255 mm) lancet needles in the test group.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

microneedling for increasing gingival thickness in thin gingival phenotype

All the participants will undergo phase-I therapy. Oral hygiene instructions will be imparted and will be reinforced at each appointment.

Local anaesthesia in the form of xylocaine spray will be administered and microneedling alone will be performed in control group

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

• Thin gingival phenotype with gingival tissue thickness \<1mm in mandibular anteriors

All the patients will be subjected to phase-I therapy and will be included after achieving healthy gingiva with Plaque index (Silness \& Loe) \<1, gingival index (Loe \& Silness) \<1 and showing adequate compliance and willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients having systemic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperthyroidism or on medications that influence the outcome of periodontal procedure
* Smokers, tobacco users
* Previous periodontal surgery
* No haematological disorders.
* Use of blood thinners
* Use of any drugs that might lead to gingival enlargement
* Stress, bruxism
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Dr Nishi Tanwar, MDS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Post graduate institute of dental sciences,Rohtak,Haryana,India

Locations

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Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences

Rohtak, Haryana, India

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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India

Central Contacts

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Dr Sanjay Tewari, MDS

Role: CONTACT

9416259534

Dr Nishi Tanwar, MDS

Role: CONTACT

8368126310

Other Identifiers

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Nishi Tanwar

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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