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Gummy SmilePhase 4NCT05057286

Effect of Clinical Crown Lengthening Surgery and Botulinum Toxin A Injection in Gummy Smile Treatment

A Phase 4 study testing Clinical crown lengthening surgery in people with Gummy Smile, run by University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City at 1 site in Vietnam.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Background: The demand for beauty is increasing in society as everyone is looking for cosmetic improvement, including gummy smile correction. Object: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a combination of a clinical tooth crowns lengthening surgery following by a BTX-A injection in gummy smile treatment upon… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Gummy Smile
What is being tested?
Clinical crown lengthening surgery
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteVietnam
Study dates
1 Aug 2020to 31 May 2021
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Gummy smile because of 2 combined etiologies:
  • Short clinical crown of teeth due to the altered passive tooth eruption
  • Hyperactivity of upper lip muscles (lip mobility level > 8mm)

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding patients
  • Gummy smiles due to:
  • Maxillary bone overgrowth (maxillary hypertrophy)
  • Vertical maxillary excess
  • Neuromuscular disorder
  • Gingival hyperplasia due to medicine, supplements, or neuromuscular transmission inhibiting agents
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  • Systematic diseases that can affect the result of surgical treatment (such as diabetes, heart disease taking blood anticoagulant medicament, blood diseases, immunodeficiency disease etc.)
  • Allergy to BTX-A or albumin
  • History of taking BTX-A injection in the head-neck area formerly
  • Patient with any contraindication of surgery

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Vietnam1 site
  • Faculty of Odontostomatology - University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

    Ho Chi Minh City, 749000

Other trials in Vietnam

About this study

Official title: The Effect of a Combination Between Clinical Crown Lengthening Surgery and Botulinum Toxin A Injection in Gummy Smile Treatment

Background: The demand for beauty is increasing in society as everyone is looking for cosmetic improvement, including gummy smile correction.

Object: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a combination of a clinical tooth crowns lengthening surgery following by a BTX-A injection in gummy smile treatment upon based on clinical assessment and photography

Method: An uncontrolled longitudinal study was implemented at the Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology (FOS) of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (UMPH), Viet Nam, from August 2020 to May 2021. Twenty patients (19 females and one male) at a mean age of 24 years old who came for gummy smile chief complaint were included in the study. Subjects were operated to lengthen the clinical crown following an additional botulinum toxin A injection two months post-surgery. All the participants answered the smile esthetic satisfactory questions and were photographed at the time before treatment (T0), two months after clinical crown lengthening surgery (T1), two weeks (T2), and two months (T3) follow-up visits after BTX-A injection. The gingival exposure (GE) and clinical crown length (CCL) were measured at each time point for analysis.

Conditions
Gummy Smile
Being tested
Clinical crown lengthening surgery
Keywords
Gingival exposure, Clinical crown length, clinical crown lengthening surgery, Botulinum toxin A, Gummy smile

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Clinical crown lengthening surgeryProcedure or surgery

    Also called Botulinum toxin A injection

    • Clinical dental crown lengthening surgery protocol: a clinical crown lengthening surgery was performed.
    • Post-operation protocol Patients were all prescribed antibiotics , anti-inflammation, analgesic, and an antiseptic mouthwash. Patients were instructed for oral hygiene and recalls.
    • Botulinum Toxin A injection One hundred units (U) of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) were diluted with 2.5ml of sterile saline solution without shaking. 1 mm syringe with a 30-gauge needle was used to get 0.25ml BTX-A for four-point injection, or 0.6ml in case injection of 6 points. Cold compress was applied extraoral 5 mins at injection site before injection.

    After local anesthesia, the doctor administered slowly 2,5 U of diluted BTX-A at each point until white cellulite appeared.

    Patients were recalled two weeks (T2), and two months (T3) after injection.

Study groups in NCT05057286
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Subjects with gummy smileExperimentalThe study procedure consisted of recruitment, pre\&post-operative photography, gingivoplasty, BTX-A injection, recall visits, and data collecting.
Receives: Procedure: Clinical crown lengthening surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Gingival exposure

    The outcome is measured in millimeters based on photos of subjects included

    Measured: At the time before treatment (T0)

  2. Gingival exposure

    The outcome is measured in millimeters based on photos of subjects included

    Measured: Two months after clinical crown lengthening surgery (T1)

  3. Gingival exposure

    The outcome is measured in millimeters based on photos of subjects included

    Measured: Two weeks after Botulinum toxin A injection (T2)

  4. Gingival exposure

    The outcome is measured in millimeters based on photos of subjects included

    Measured: Two months after Botulinum toxin A injection (T2)

  5. Clinical crown length

    The clinical crown length is measured in millimeters using digital caliper and periodontal probe

    Measured: At the time before treatment (T0)

  6. Clinical crown length

    The clinical crown length is measured in millimeters using digital caliper and periodontal probe

    Measured: Two months after clinical crown lengthening surgery (T1)

  7. Clinical crown length

    The clinical crown length is measured in millimeters using digital caliper and periodontal probe

    Measured: Two weeks after Botulinum toxin A injection (T2)

  8. Clinical crown length

    The clinical crown length is measured in millimeters using digital caliper and periodontal probe

    Measured: Two months after Botulinum toxin A injection (T2)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Sep 2021
  2. Study start1 Aug 2020
  3. Primary completion31 May 2021
  4. Study completion31 May 2021

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
Participants were recruited from patients who came for chief complaint of excess gingival display at the Dental Clinic of the Faculty of Odonto-stomatology, University of medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City. The study population included patients aged from eighteen years with an average length of excessive gingival display ≥ of 4 mm when maximum smiling (counted eight teeth, from the 14 to the 24 teeth) and the height of keratinized gingiva ≥ 3 mm.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05057286
Sponsor's protocol ID
20338-DHYD
Status last verified
Sep 2021
First submitted
7 Sep 2021
Last updated
27 Sep 2021
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Clinical crown lengthening surgery in people with Gummy Smile, run by University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City at 1 site in Vietnam.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Sep 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Vietnam. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Gingival exposure (time frame: At the time before treatment (T0)). The study lists 8 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Sep 2021.

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