The role of surgical flap design (minimally invasive flap vs. extended flap with papilla preservation) on the healing of intrabony defects treated with an enamel matrix derivative: a 12-month two-center randomized controlled clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Minimally invasive flap designs have been introduced to enhance blood clot stability and support wound healing. Limited data appear to suggest, that in intrabony defects, better clinical outcomes can be achieved by means of minimally invasive flap compared to more extended flaps. The aim of this study was to evaluate the healing of intrabony defects treated with either minimally invasive surgical flaps or with modified or simplified papilla preservation techniques in conjunction with the application of an enamel matrix derivative (EMD).

Materials and methods

Forty-seven subjects were randomly assigned to either test (N = 23) or control (N = 24) procedures. In the test group, the intrabony defects were accessed by means of either minimally invasive surgical techniq

SUBMITTER: Windisch P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8816368 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature