Free Gingival Graft Versus Connective Tissue Graft

University Hospital Center (CHU) of Liege

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Gingival Recession; Gingival Recession, Localized

Treatments: Procedure: Free gingival graft; Procedure: Connective tissue graft

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05563428

2021-242

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study wil compare FGG and CTG for recession coverage in the anterior mandibula.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ASA type I and II subjects
• Localized Gingival Recessions
• Recessions Cairo RT I-II-III
• FMPS < 10%
• FMBS< 10%
• <10 cigs/ day
• No contra-indication against oral surgical interventions
• Patient is able to give inform consent

Exclusion criteria

• Infection (local or systemic). Each infection will be evaluated prior to study procedure for suitability. Patients with gingivitis or local infection (fracture, apical reaction) will undergo a dental treatment prior to entering the study. In case of systemic infection, the evaluation will be based on medical anamneses, and if necessary will be referred to relevant medical tests.
• ASA type > II
• Current pregnancy or breastfeeding women
• Alcoholism or chronically drug abuse
• Smokers, ≳ 10 cigarettes per day
• Immunocompromised patients
• Uncontrolled diabetes
• Untreated periodontitis
• History of previous periodontal surgery (mucogingival or other) on the teeth to be included
• Presence of severe tooth malposition, rotation or significant version of the tooth to be treated
• Conditions or circumstances, in the opinion of the investigator, which would prevent completion of study participation or interfere with analysis of study results, such as history of no-compliance or unreliability

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Free gingival graft

Active Comparator group

Description:

Free gingival graft will be conducted.

Treatment:

Procedure: Free gingival graft

Connective tissue graft

Active Comparator group

Description:

The recession will be treated with the pouch technique using a connective tissue graft.

Treatment:

Procedure: Connective tissue graft