Pinhole Versus Tunnel for Soft Tissue Recession

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Conditions studied: Gingival Recession

In brief

This is an assessor-blinded split-mouth randomized clinical study to compare root coverage and gingival tissue thickness following two different surgical procedures for non-autologous grafting: the pinhole surgical technique (PST) and tunnel technique.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04513041

Run by

Mohanad Al-Sabbagh

People needed

21

Starts

2020-06-25

Expected to finish

2024-08-06

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• between 18-75 years old
• have at least one non-mobile tooth with Cairo class I gingival recession of 2 to 6 mm.
• American Society of Anesthesiology class I and II
• full mouth plaque score (FMPS) and full mouth bleeding score (FMBS) below 20%

You may not qualify if…

• sites of gingival recession around teeth that are non-salvageable
• presence of any exudate, infection or local inflammation around the area to be grafted
• pregnant or breastfeeding females

Where it is running

• University of Kentucky — Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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