Gum surgery comparison with a minimally invasive flap
Part of Mouth & dental clinical trials.
This trial compares a minimally invasive gum surgery method (using Emdogain MI) versus a more traditional approach for treating localized gum pockets. It may help people by promoting gum healing and improving gum “attachment” around the teeth.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have generalized gum disease with pocket depths from 5 to under 7 mm in certain teeth
- You have at least 2 mm of gum attachment loss
- You need two similar teeth on two other parts of your mouth that match these pocket-depth criteria
- You are age 30 to 75 and are generally in good health
- You smoke fewer than 10 cigarettes per day (or equivalent)
- You have not taken antibiotics in the past 90 days, and you are not on medicines that slow healing
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