Minimally invasive non-surgical vs. surgical approach for periodontal intrabony defects: a randomised controlled trial

Table 1 Schedule of study visits and procedures

Protocol procedures	Visit 1	Visit 2	Visit 2a	Visit 2b	Visit 3	Visit 4	Visit 4a	Visit 4b	Visit 4c	Visit 5	Visit 6	Visit 7	Visit 8
	Baseline	Side I treatment	1day post-treatment	5 days post-treatment	Side II treatment	3 months post- treatment	Surgical treatment	1 week suture removal	1 month review	6 months post- treatment	9 months post- treatment	12 months post- treatment	15 months post- treatment
	Week 0		GTI subgroup only	GTI subgroup only			Only subjects in MIST group	Only subjects in MIST group	Only subjects in MIST group
Verification inclusion/exclusion, informed consent	x
Medical/dental history & updates Demographics	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Height, weight, waist circumference	x
3D facial imaging	x		x	x		x		x	x		x
Periodontal measurements (PPD, gingival recession, bleeding on probing, mobility and furcation involvement)	x					x				x	x		x
Plaque assessment	x					x				x	x	x	x
PROMs	x		x	x		x		x			x		x
Early healing index	x							x
Standardised X-ray		x									x		x
GCF collection	x		x	x		x					x		x
Subgingival plaque collection/saliva	x		x	x		x					x		x
Debridement	x					x				x		x
Impression for radiographic stent	x
Dentine/root sensitivity measurements	x		x	x		x					x		x

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