Status:
COMPLETED
To Compare Free Gingival Grafts and Connective Tissue Grafts Around Implants With Lack of Keratinized Mucosa
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Conditions:
Dental Implants
Alveolar Mucosa
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-99 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will compare two commonly used soft tissue grafting techniques (free gingival graft, FGG vs. connective tissue graft, CTG) to augment the soft tissue around dental implants with a lack of k...
Detailed Description
Research data and daily clinical observations reveal that implants with lack of surrounding keratinized mucosa KM (gingiva-like tissue that normally surrounds natural teeth) are more prone to persiste...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- English speaking
- At least 18 years old
- Must be a patient of the UAB Dental School, able to read and understand informed consent document
- One or more adjacent dental implants having \<2mm in width of keratinized mucosa or attached mucosa \<1mm around their buccal aspect Contra-lateral or opposing implant sites with above criteria may be included and randomly assigned to soft tissue graft type
- No crestal bone loss or minimal bone resorption not extending apical to first implant thread
- Presence of periodontally healthy neighboring teeth, healthy implants or edentulous ridge on either side of the involved site (s)
- Implants requiring soft tissue grafting after placement (\>2 months): implants with healing abutments awaiting restoration or after delivery of temporary/permanent restoration
Exclusion
- Non-English speaking
- Less than 18 years old
- Smokers/tobacco users (\>10 cigarettes/day)
- Patients with systemic pathologies or conditions contraindicating oral surgical procedures or adversely affecting wound healing
- Presence of peri-implantitis, acute infection and/or suppuration at the implant placement site (s)
- Presence of soft tissue recession exposing threads at implant site
- Presence of bony dehiscence at implant site (s)\_ at time of surgery
- Previous soft tissue grafting at the implant site (s)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 7 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
14 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03338686
Start Date
January 7 2016
End Date
June 30 2021
Last Update
September 22 2021
Active Locations (1)
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University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Dentistry
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-0007