30
Participants
Start Date
August 15, 2025
Primary Completion Date
December 15, 2025
Study Completion Date
December 15, 2025
Experimental
"* Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to one of the following groups using a computer-generated sequence with allocation concealment via sealed opaque envelopes:~ * Group A: Control group~ * Group B: Full-coverage PFM crowns~ * Group C: Full-coverage Zirconia crowns~* Baseline gingival samples will be collected with the help of sterile swab from the target tooth region prior to prosthesis placement and at the follow-up visits i.e. 1, and 3 months; both for experimental groups and control group.~* Microbial analysis will be conducted through culture techniques to quantify CFUs and identify species.~* Alongside, the same sample from sterile swabs will be smeared by fixating it on a microscopic slide and then Candida albicans will be stained by Periodic Acid Schiff technique, and the bacterial species using Gram staining."
School of Dentistry, SZAMBU, Islamabad
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
OTHER_GOV