Evaluating Coronally Advanced Flap With Platelet-rich Fibrin Membrane and Chorion Membrane for Gingival Recession

December 19, 2025 updated by: Bimmi Tripathi, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Comparative Clinical Evaluation of Coronally Advanced Flap With Platelet Rich Fibrin Membrane and Chorion Membrane in the Treatment of Human Gingival Recession

The present study was a double-blind, randomised, controlled clinical trial with a parallel design, comparing the coronally advanced flap (CAF) with platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) and chorion membrane (CM) for the treatment of isolated gingival recession defects. A total of 50 patients were randomly divided into; Experimental site A: Twenty five sites were treated with coronally advanced flap (CAF) and platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) membrane; Experimental site B: Twenty five sites were treated with coronally advanced flap (CAF) and chorion membrane (CM)The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, protocol was developed and ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, India [IDS/ETHCC/14/08]. As per protocol, a study was conducted in five phases: (1) initial screening; (2) initial therapy and clinical measurements; (3) surgical therapy; (4) maintenance phase; and (5) post-operative evaluation after 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), a second-generation platelet concentrate, accelerates soft and hard tissue regeneration. Chorion membrane, of fetal origin, has wound-modulating properties. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the clinical outcomes of PRF and chorion membrane in treating isolated Miller's Class I or II gingival recession defects. Fifty recession defects in 50 patients were randomly treated with a coronally advanced flap (CAF) and PRF membrane (site A, n = 25) or CAF with chorion membrane (site B, n = 25). Clinical parameters recorded at baseline, 1, 3, and 6 months included recession depth (RD), recession width (RW), clinical attachment level (CAL), width of keratinised gingiva (WKG), plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), and gingival biotype. Statistical analysis compared outcomes across follow-up intervals. At six months, both groups demonstrated significant improvements in RD, RW, CAL, WKG, PI, and GI compared with baseline. Mean percentage root coverage was 86.76 ± 13.76 in the PRF group and 82.89 ± 15.65 in the chorion group, with no statistically significant difference between them. Sites with an initial thin biotype showed conversion to a thick biotype in both groups. Both PRF and chorion membrane demonstrated predictable effectiveness for managing isolated recession defects, with comparable outcomes. Longitudinal studies are needed to confirm these findings.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • India
    • Uttar Pradesh
      • Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
        • Department of Periodontics and implantology , Institute of Dental sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients aged 18-35 years
  • In good general health
  • Isolated Miller's Class I or II gingival recession ≥ 2 mm
  • ≥ 1 mm keratinised tissue apical to root exposure
  • Identifiable CEJ (cementoenamel junction)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Poor oral hygiene after Phase I therapy
  • Smoking or alcohol use
  • Occlusal disharmony
  • Parafunctional habits
  • Non-vital or endodontically treated teeth
  • Caries, restorations, or crowns at the CEJ
  • Frenum pull at the attached gingiva
  • Previous surgery in the area

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental site A: patient were treated with coronally advanced flap and PRF
Twenty five sites in each of 25 patient were treated with coronally advanced flap (CAF) and platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) membrane;
Procedure: Coronally advanced flap (CAF) with platelet-rich fibrin (PRF)
Description: After achieving adequate anaesthesia with 2% lignocaine (1:80,000 adrenaline), an intrasulcular incision was made on the buccal aspect of the involved teeth. Two horizontal incisions were placed from the mesial and distal angles to the papillae at the CEJ, without involving adjacent gingival margins. From their ends, two bevelled, slightly divergent oblique incisions were extended beyond the mucogingival junction, creating a trapezoidal flap. A full-thickness flap was raised up to the MGJ, followed by split-thickness dissection apically, with periosteal release to allow passive coronal mobilization. Adequate mobilization was defined as the flap margin reaching passively coronal to the CEJ. The coronal papilla soft tissue was de-epithelialized to prepare connective tissue beds for suturing of the coronally advanced flap. At the recipient site, the prepared PRF membrane was placed over the denuded root surfaces.
Experimental: Experimental site B: patient were treated with coronally advanced flap (CAF) and CM
Twenty five sites in each of other 25 patient were treated with coronally advanced flap (CAF) and chorion membrane (CM)
Procedure: A similar surgical procedure was followed for the recipient bed preparation similar to that for the PRF membrane. A chorion membrane (Tissue bank, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) o

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Recession depth (RD)
Time Frame: Baseline, prior to surgery and at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months follow-up visits
Measured from the cemento-enamel junction (CEJ) to the most apical extension of the gingival margin
Baseline, prior to surgery and at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months follow-up visits
Recession width (RW)
Time Frame: Baseline, prior to surgery and at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months follow-up visits
Measured between mesial and distal papillae across the buccal surface at the CEJ level
Baseline, prior to surgery and at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months follow-up visits
Clinical attachment level (CAL)
Time Frame: Baseline, prior to surgery and at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months follow-up visits:
Measured from the CEJ to the bottom of the gingival sulcus;
Baseline, prior to surgery and at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months follow-up visits:
Width of keratinized gingiva (WKG)
Time Frame: Baseline, prior to surgery and at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months follow-up visits
Measured from the gingival margin to the mucogingival junction (MGJ)
Baseline, prior to surgery and at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months follow-up visits
Assessment of gingival biotype
Time Frame: Baseline, prior to surgery and at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months follow-up visits
Evaluated based on the transparency of the probe through the gingival margin while probing the sulcus at the midfacial aspect of teeth
Baseline, prior to surgery and at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months follow-up visits

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Shatyajit Naik, MDS, Institute of Dental Sciences, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

December 4, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 22, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 19, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

December 29, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 29, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 19, 2025

Last Verified

December 1, 2025

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Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IDS/ETHCC/14/08

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

the clinical mesurement values were shared for statistical analysis

IPD Sharing Time Frame

it is completed

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

statician will acess the information for statistical analysis

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • SAP

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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