Can deep gum pockets heal without a scalpel?
NCT ID NCT07822659
First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers compare two ways to treat deep defects in the gums of people with advanced periodontitis. One approach cleans the pockets with minimally invasive non-surgical therapy, while the other uses a single flap surgical procedure. The trial measures gum attachment gain and uses 3D scans to track bone fill over six months in 40 participants.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- minimally invasive non-surgical periodontal therapy and single flap periodontal surgery
- What this could lead to
- If one approach works better, it could guide dentists toward less invasive care for deep gum defects, sparing some patients surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study of 40 people with advanced gum disease. Results may not apply to other patients, and neither approach may fully restore lost gum and bone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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25 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Stage III or IV periodontitis patient having at least one tooth with 2-wall, 3-wall, or combined 2- to 3-wall intrabony defect ≥ 3 mm in depth (assessed by bone sounding, radiographic examination) with pocket depth (PD) ≥ 6 mm. * Able to sign an informed consent form. * Patients who are cooperative, motivated, and hygiene conscious. * Systemically free according to Cornell Medical Index (Broadbent, 1951). Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or breast feeding * Smoking (current or in the past 5 years). * The presence of an orthodontic appliance * Periodontal therapy carried out in the past 6 months * History of intake of antibiotics or other medications affecting the periodontium in the previous 3 months. * Handicapped and patients with psychological conditions.
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