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Apically Positioned Flap vs Rolled Flap for Soft Tissue Management During Implant Second-Stage Surgery

NCT07595211 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2026-05-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients are being asked to consider joining a research study that looks at two different ways dentists uncover dental implants during a small gum surgery. To join this study, Patients must have two dental implants that are ready to be uncovered. Both uncovering methods used in this research are normal, safe procedures that dentists already use every day. The purpose of this study is to learn which method helps the gums heal better, stay thicker, and look more natural over time.

If patients decide to participate, the dentist will use one method on one implant and the other method on the second implant so we can compare how each implant heals. The study lasts about one year and includes the uncovering surgery plus scheduled follow-up visits. At these visits, the dentist will gently measure your gums, take pictures, take routine dental X-rays, and use a small camera scanner to check how the gum tissue changes. Patients will also be asked to rate any pain or swelling after surgery.

Patients may have soreness, swelling, or minor bleeding-these are the same risks patients would have during normal implant care. Patients may or may not personally benefit, but the extra monitoring may help us track the healing closely, and patients' participation can help dentists improve care for future patients.

Patients can receive regular implant treatment without joining the study. The goal of this summary is to help you think about the pros and cons and decide what feels right for patients.

Conditions

  • Dental Implant

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Apically Positioned Flap (APF)

A flap design used during implant second-stage surgery in which a crestal incision with vertical releases is performed, and the flap is repositioned apically and buccally to increase the width of keratinized tissue around the implant.

PROCEDURE

Rolled Flap Technique (RFT)

A flap design used during implant second-stage surgery in which a pedicled connective tissue portion of the flap is de-epithelialized and rolled toward the buccal aspect to increase peri-implant soft tissue thickness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ohio State University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-30
Primary Completion
2028-06-30
Completion
2028-06-30

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