Status:
RECRUITING
Management of Excess Gingival Display Using Tunnel Technique With 3D Designed PEEK Shell: A Case Series
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Excessive Gingival Display
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of the current study is to evaluate the use of a PEEK shell placed in the anterior maxilla placed by tunnel technique in decreasing the gingival display
Detailed Description
While lip repositioning has been established as a treatment modality to address excess gum display (EGD) , an often overlooked contributing factor is the lack of lip support. This is often caused by t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with excess gingival display 2.5mm or more
- Patients with an exaggerated subnasal concavity
- Decreased/normal value of SNA ( angle between sella, nation, A point) in cephalometric measurement
- Decreased/normal cephalometric measurement of A to N-perpendicular (perpendicular from N on FHP)
- Decreased/normal value in cephalometric measurement of the convexity at point A (linear measurement from point A to facial plane)
- Decreased/normal value of Ricketts Esthetic plane in cephalometric measurement
- Decreased/normal value of Holdaway H-angle in cephalometric measurement
- Nasolabial angle range from 100° to 120°
- Patients 20-60 years old
- Medically free
- Compliant patient that agrees to the follow up period
Exclusion
- Pregnant and lactating females
- Smokers
- Diabetics
- Patients with parafunctional habits that may affect the outcome of the procedure
- Medically compromised patients
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 8 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06017791
Start Date
November 8 2023
End Date
February 1 2026
Last Update
September 4 2024
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Farah Mamdouh
Cairo, Egypt, 11835