Microsurgery and Periodontal Healing

Launched by THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO · Jun 27, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a new way to help people with gum disease heal better after dental surgery. Normally, dentists use special glasses called dental loupes that magnify, or make things look bigger, to help them work more precisely. This study wants to find out if using a microscope, which provides even stronger magnification, can improve healing more than the usual dental loupes.

If you are between 18 and 89 years old, need surgery for gum disease, and are generally healthy, you might be eligible to join. Participants must be able to understand the study and agree to take part, have reliable transportation for all visits, and be able to communicate in English. People who are pregnant, have poorly controlled diabetes, or need other types of dental surgery are not eligible. If you join, you can expect to receive one of the two types of magnification during your gum surgery, and the researchers will check how well your gums heal afterward. This study is not yet recruiting participants but aims to find better ways to care for gum disease in the future.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Ability of subject to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.
• • 2. Males and females; Age 18 -89 years old
• • 3. Require surgical flap treatment of periodontal disease
• • 4. Either maxillary or mandibular arch
• • 5. ASA I or II
• • 6. Has consistent transportation for all clinical and study visits
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 1. Pregnancy, or those planning to become pregnant
• • 2. Diabetics with an HbA1c \>7.1
• • 3. Not eligible for surgical periodontal therapy
• • 4. Require vertical or horizontal hard tissue augmentation
• • 5. Non-English speaking