Dimensional Changes of Free Epithelial Graft at Teeth and Implant Sites

Center of Implantology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Badajoz, Spain

Status: Completed

Conditions: Keratinized Mucosa

Treatments: Procedure: Free epithelial (gingival) graft

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04410614

21052020

Details and patient eligibility

About

For the management of peridontal and peri-implant conditions, free epithelial grafts have been proposed to provide a sufficient band of keratinized mucosa with the goal of enhancing confort during brushing and reducing the level of inflammation. Nevertheless, these are subjected to dimensional changes that may jeopardise the final outcome of providing sufficient keratinized mucosa to teeth and implants. Hence, this prospective study will aim at shedding light on the dimensional changes and the variables affecting these changes.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients in need of keratinized mucosa to improve the periodontal and peri-implant condition
• With no uncontrolled disease
• Non-smokers

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with uncontrolled diseases and conditions
• Smokers
• Patients with sufficient keratinized mucosa

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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54 participants in 1 patient group

Free epithelial graft

Experimental group

Description:

Free epithelial graft at implant and teeth sites to increase the band of keratinized mucosa

Treatment:

Procedure: Free epithelial (gingival) graft