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FACIAL GINGIVAL LEVEL EVALUATION FOLLOWING SOFT TISSUE AUGMENTATION USING CONNECTIVE TISSUE GRAFT AROUND IMMEDIATE DENTAL IMPLANTS VERSUS IMMEDIATE DENTAL IMPLANTS ALONE IN THE ESTHETIC ZONE. RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL
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Abstract
Aim: The current study aimed to compare between immediate dental implants alone versus combined immediate dental implants with subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) in esthetic zone, and to assess whether augmentation of the soft tissues could be an innovative option for less facial soft tissue recession. Methodology: In this parallel-designed RCT, a total of 18 participants were treated with single immediate post-extraction implants with SCTG placed using tunnel technique in the labial area (intervention group) and immediate implants treated without raising a flap and without SCTG (control group). Patients were observed with clinical, esthetic, and patient reported parameters at baseline, 3, and 6 months’ follow-up after implant placement. Data were analyzed using the ANOVA test to test the mean differences of the data that follow normal distribution and had repeated measures (between groups, within groups and overall difference). Results: After 6 months, facial gingival level changes were (3.72 mm ± 0.9) for the control group and (3.06 mm ± 0.9) for the intervention group, where the mean difference was 0.66 mm (95% CI, -0.53 to 1.85; P= 0.245). Regarding overall percentage change from baseline to 6 months; statistically significant differences were found between control group (25.17 ± 8.2) and intervention group (4.93 ± 0.2), mean difference was 20.63 (95% CI, 0.40 to 40.86; P= 0.054)