Recruiting

Microscope vs. Dental Loupes

Sponsor:

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Code:

NCT07054008

Conditions

Periodontal Diseases

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Microsurgical approach with Digital Microscope

Study Details

Brief summary:

Scientists do research to answer important questions which might help change or improve the way we do things in the future.

The investigators know that using glasses with special attachments that provide magnification (dental loupes) for dental procedures results in better healing than not using magnification. This study will test if using a microscope, that gives much higher magnification, can result in even better healing than using dental loupes.

Conditions

Periodontal Diseases

Study ID

NCT07054008

Start date

Aug 31, 2025

Status verified date

Nov, 2025

Completion date

Dec 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

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

Study Design

Enrollment

25 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Sequential

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Group 1: Microsurgical incision closure

Microsurgical approach to wound closure using a digital microscope to enhance view

no intervention: Group 2: Dental loupes incision closure

Standard of care surgical approach to wound closure using Dental Loupes.

Interventions

Microsurgical approach with Digital Microscope

The incision will be sutured with the use of a digital microscope (30 X) (Group 1). The microsurgical approach is a research only procedure that may add time to the total surgical time (< 6%).

Primary outcome measure

  • Early wound healing index [ Time Frame: One, two and three weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Angela Palaiologou-Gallis, DDS

210-450-3715PalaiologouA@uthscsa.edu

Locations

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Recruiting

San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229

Contacts

Angela A Palaiologou-Gallis, DDS., MS.

210-567-3567palaiologoua@uthscsa.edu

More Information

Sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Last update posted

Nov 12, 2025

Last verified

Nov, 2025

Keywords

  • Surgical flap treatment

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio on 2025-11-12.