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Trial reportBMC oral health2021

Evaluation of osteogenic potential of Cissus quadrangularis on mandibular alveolar ridge distraction.

Alaa Abdelqader Altaweel, Abdel Aziz Baiomy Abdullah Baiomy, Hazem Shawky Shoshan, Hisham Abbas, Ahmed Abdel-Shakour Abdel-Hafiz, Abd El-Hamid Gaber, Amr Abdelfatah Zewail, Marwa A M Elshiekh

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Trial report in BMC oral health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04669795 (Evaluation of Osteogenic Potential of Cissus Quadrangularis on Mandibular Alveolar Ridge Distraction), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.

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2 · The registry

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NCT04669795 phase2completednot on this map

Evaluation of Osteogenic Potential of Cissus Quadrangularis on Mandibular Alveolar Ridge Distraction

TypeinterventionalSponsorAl-Azhar UniversityRan2017 to 2019Enrolled20ConditionsDistraction of Bone, Dental ImplantArmsCissus Quadrangularis
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Alaa Abdelqader AltaweelOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Boys, Al-Azhar University, Al Mokhaym Al Daem St., Nasr City, Cairo, 11751, Egypt. alaarezk77@azhar.edu.eg.
Abdel Aziz Baiomy Abdullah BaiomyOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Boys, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt.
Hazem Shawky ShoshanOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Vision Colleges, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Hisham AbbasOral and Maxillofacial Radiology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed Abdel-Shakour Abdel-HafizOral and Dental Pathology Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Boys, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Abd El-Hamid GaberClinical Pharmacology, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
Amr Abdelfatah ZewailBasic Sciences Department, Vision Colleges, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Marwa A M ElshiekhOral and Dental Biology Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis randomized clinical trial was designed to evaluate osteogenic potential of Cissus quadrangularis in alveolar distraction to facilitate implant installation. MATERIAL AND

methodsTwenty patients with atrophic ridge were treated by alveolar distraction. After completing distractor activation, patients were randomly divided into two equal groups according to administered drug (placebo and Cissus quadrangularis group). After a consolidation period, distractors were removed and implants were inserted. Clinical evaluation was done to assess wound healing, and distractor and implant stability. Histological evaluation was performed at time of implant insertion. Radiographic evaluation was performed to assess bone volume and density after distraction, as well as, density and bone loss around implant.

resultsRadiographic and histological results showed that bone formation and maturation of study group were faster than that of control group. There was a significant increased bone density in distracted area and around implant in study group than control group. A significant bone loss at end of consolidation period, and around implant at end of the study was reported in control group than study group.

conclusionCissus quadrangularis administration during the consolidation period is associated with increased osteogenic potential of distracted bone. The histological and radiographic findings of current study proved that Cissus quadrangularis not only enhances rate of new bone formation, but also bone density to withstand the biomechanical requirements of implant placement in a shorter time. Trial registration This study was retrospectively registered on www.ClinicalTrial.gov : NCT04669795-17\12\2020.

Indexed as

Alveolar Ridge AugmentationCissusOsteogenesis, DistractionDental Implantation, EndosseousHumansMandibleOsteogenesisTooth SocketAlveolar ridgeCissusDistractionOsteogenicQuadrangularis

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PMID34607598
PMCPMC8489104

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