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Trial reportClinical oral investigations2019

Treatment of intrabony defects with modified perforated membranes in aggressive periodontitis: subtraction radiography outcomes, prognostic variables, and patient morbidity.

Bartłomiej Górski, Stanisław Jalowski, Renata Górska, Maciej Zaremba

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Trial report in Clinical oral investigations, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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2 · The registry

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Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bartłomiej GórskiDepartment of Periodontology and Oral Mucosa Diseases, Medical Unversity of Warsaw, Miodowa St 18, 00-246, Warsaw, Poland. bartek_g3@tlen.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3918-4332
Stanisław JalowskiDepartment of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Nowogrodzka St 59, 02-006, Warsaw, Poland.
Renata GórskaDepartment of Periodontology and Oral Mucosa Diseases, Medical Unversity of Warsaw, Miodowa St 18, 00-246, Warsaw, Poland.
Maciej ZarembaDepartment of Periodontology and Oral Mucosa Diseases, Medical Unversity of Warsaw, Miodowa St 18, 00-246, Warsaw, Poland.
Medical University of Warsaw · PL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe main objectives of this study were (1) to evaluate bone/graft density alterations by digital subtraction radiography; (2) to determine factors associated with favorable clinical and radiographic outcomes, and (3) to report on patient morbidity after guided tissue regeneration (GTR) in aggressive periodontitis (AgP) patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsAdapting a split-mouth design, 30 comparative intrabony defects in 15 patients were randomly treated with xenogenic graft plus modified perforated membranes (MPM, tests) or xenogenic graft plus standard collagen membranes (CM, controls). The time period of observation was 12 months.

resultsThere were significant improvements in clinical and radiographic parameters within each group, without intergroup differences. However, higher PPD reduction for three-wall defects was noted in MPM sites (5.22 versus 3.62 mm; p = 0.033). Moreover, a significant gain in bone/graft density of 4.9% from 6 to 12 months post-operatively was observed in test sites. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that morphology of intrabony defects was a predictor of CAL gain (p = 0.06), while independent prognostic variables effecting changes in bone/graft density were radiographic defect depth (p = 0.025) and radiographic angle (p = 0.033). The majority of patients reported some discomfort, pain, and edema with mild intensity without any significant differences between treatment modalities.

conclusionsThis study demonstrated enhanced bone/graft density gain after GTR with MPM, which may indicate greater area of new bone formation. Independent variables effecting treatment outcomes were intrabony defect morphology, radiographic defect depth, and radiographic angle. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This study supports the regenerative treatment of intrabony defects in AgP patients and identifies some variables with prognostic value.

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Aggressive PeriodontitisAlveolar Bone LossGuided Tissue Regeneration, PeriodontalRadiographyFollow-Up StudiesHumansMembranes, ArtificialPeriodontal Attachment LossPrognosisSubtraction TechniqueTreatment OutcomeMembranes, ArtificialAggressive periodontitisDigital subtraction radiographyIntrabony defectPeriodontal regeneration

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PMID30374832
PMCPMC7398389
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