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Altered passive eruption (APE) is an anatomical condition that is frequently diagnosed in periodontal clinical practice, especially for the ever-increasing demand of patients for the aesthetic improvement of their smile. In addition to its aesthetic value, however, altered passive eruption could also affect gingival and periodontal health. In fact, in the case of plaque accumulation, the altered passive eruption (APE) is likely to be a predisposing factor for a more rapid progression of gingivitis with higher inflammation indexes (Angulated Bleeding Score - AngBs and Modified Gingival Index - mGI). Notwithstanding, even if gingivitis in patients with altered passive eruption is developed much more rapidly, thorough home oral hygiene and plaque control conduces to complete clinical recovery. Further studies with a large number of patients are required to confirm the correlation between altered passive eruption and periodontal diseases.
Study hypothesis
Despite the fact that many authors suggest that the patients with altered passive eruption are more susceptible to gingivitis and periodontitis due to the excess of gingiva, which impedes the correct oral hygiene procedure, there is to-date no clinical study confirming this assumption. The aim of the present study is therefore to examine the onset, progress and the healing of experimental gingivitis in patients with altered passive eruption when compared to patients with normal gingival anatomy.
Study design This is single centre interventional non randomised case-control study.
Interventions To achieve optimum gingival health and to standardize gingival baseline conditions all subjects participated in a pretrial period 7 days before T0. On day 7(T0), after professional scaling and polishing a powered toothbrush (Oral-B pro 3000, Braun, Procter and Gamble, USA), individually chosen interdental brush (Tepe, Sweden), and standard toothpaste (AZ - pro expert, Procter and Gamble, USA), along with oral hygiene instructions, were provided. Subjects were instructed to brush the teeth by using powered toothbrush.
Individual cast models were prepared on alginate impressions. A 2-mm thick film of technical wax was set on the supra gingival area at buccal and proximal surfaces of study teeth on test quadrant. The stent were delivered at day 0. Subjects were instructed to wear the stent prior to the oral hygiene session throughout the experimental gingivitis period to prevent plaque removal during brushing of the remaining dentition. On Day 42 (T6): After recording of clinical parameters, oral hygiene instruction and an additional session of supragingival scaling, as needed, and polishing were given.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Patients with altered passive eruption - APE | Experimental | 3 teeth of the patients with altered passive eruption that will undergo to experimental gingivitis |
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| Patients with normal gingival anatomy - Non APE | Active Comparator | 3 teeth of the patients with normal gingival anatomy that will undergo to experimental gingivitis |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Experimental gingivitis | Behavioral | Individual cast models were prepared on alginate impressions. A 2-mm thick film of technical wax was set on the supra gingival area at buccal and proximal surfaces of study teeth on test quadrant. The stent were delivered at day 0. Subjects were instructed to wear the stent prior to the oral hygiene session throughout the experimental gingivitis period to prevent plaque removal during brushing of the remaining dentition. On Day 42 (T6): After recording of clinical parameters, oral hygiene instruction and an additional session of supragingival scaling, as needed, and polishing were given. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change of Angulated bleeding score (AngBS) | Angulated bleeding score (AngBS) was introduced by Trombelli et al, which is a modification of the angulated bleeding index as reported by van der Weijden. After lightly drying the gingiva with compressed air, a periodontal probe (PCP 15 University of North Carolina(UNC), Hu Friedy, Chicago, Illinois, USA) was held at an angle of approximately 60° to the longitudinal axis of the tooth and in contact with the sulcular gingival tissues. Angulated bleeding score (AngBS) was scored as: 0: no bleeding;
| Change of the value was assessed at T0, at day seven, fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight , thirty-five and at day forty-two |
| Change of Gingival index (MGI) | Gingival index (MGI) according to Silness & Loe, but without probing component, due to not disturb plaque accumulation, was registered as:
| Change of the value was assessed at T0, at day seven, fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight , thirty-five and at day forty-two |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Plaque index (PLI) | Plaque index (PLI), according to Silness & Loe was scored as:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Andrea Pilloni, MD, DDS, MSc | University of Roma La Sapienza | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Dipartimento di Scienze Odontostomatologiche e Maxillo Facciali | Roma | RM | 00161 | Italy |
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| Value was assessed at T0, at day seven, fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight , thirty-five and at day forty-two |
| Quigley Hein Plaque Index (QH) | Quigley Hein Plaque Index - QH (Modified by Turesky et al.) was registered after using disclosing solution as: 0 - No plaque
| Value was assessed at T0, at day seven, fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight , thirty-five and at day forty-two |
| Gingival crevicular fluid volume (GCF) | Gingival crevicular fluid volume (GCF), collected as previously described and measured according to Periotron 8.000 manufacturer's (OraFlow Inc., Plainview, New York, USA) instructions. The individual site was gently air dried in an apico-coronal direction without removal of any visible supragingival plaque. The area was carefully isolated with cotton rolls, to avoid salivary contamination. A sterile paper strip (Periopaper; OraFlow Inc.) was introduced into the crevice until mild resistance was felt. Attention was paid to avoid any mechanical injury to marginal tissues. The strip was left in place for 5 s and immediately transferred, for volume determination, to the calibrated, chair-side located Periotron 8,000 (OraFlow Inc.). Paper strips contaminated by gingival bleeding during gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) determination were discarded and corresponding data were recorded as missing. | Value was assessed at T0, at day seven, fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight , thirty-five and at day forty-two |