Management of Excess Gingival Display Using Tunnel Technique With 3D Designed PEEK Shell: A Case … (NCT06017791) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Management of Excess Gingival Display Using Tunnel Technique With 3D Designed PEEK Shell: A Case Series
Egypt10 participantsStarted 2023-11-08
Plain-language 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
Who can participate
Age range20 Years – 60 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* 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 Criteria:
* Pregnant and lactating females
* Smokers
* Diabetics
* Patients with parafunctional habits that may affect the outcome of the procedure
* Medically compromised patients