CompletedNot Applicable

Ridge Preservation Comparing a Flap Versus Flapless Technique

24 participantsStarted 2006-04

Plain-language summary

To compare a flapless technique of alveolar ridge preservation to a flap technique to determine if preserving the periosteal blood supply would prevent loss of crestal ridge width and height.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Have one non-molar tooth requiring extraction that will be replaced with a dental implant where at least one adjacent tooth is present
✓. Study subjects at least 18 years old
✓. Patients must sign an informed consent approved by the University of Louisville Human Studies Committee of Institutional Review Board.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Patients with debilitating systemic disease, or a disease affects the periodontium
✕. Have an allergy to any material or medication used in the study
✕. Require prophylactic antibiotics
✕. Previous head and neck radiation therapy
✕. Chemotherapy in the previous 12 months
✕. Patients taking long term Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs or steroid therapy
✕. Smoked more than one pack of cigarettes per day

What they're measuring

Crestal Horizontal Ridge Width

Timeframe: 4 months after surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04271423

SponsorUniversity of Louisville

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2007-05

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