healing of palatal wound
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age >= 18 years; 2. Clinical indications utilizing free gingival grafts or de-epithelialized gingival grafts to treat either insufficient keratinized tissue or gingival recession defects; 3. Full-mouth plaque score and full-mouth bleeding score lower than 20%.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Smoking; 2. Pregnancy or lactation; 3. Untreated periodontal disease; 4. Severe systemic conditions that contraindicate surgery (diabetes, heart disease, cancer etc.); 5. Presence of coagulation disorders (history of haemophilia, von Wille- brand disease, or anticoagulant therapy); 6. Taking medications affecting periodontal health or healing; 7. Previous surgery for a palate graft harvested from the experimental sites.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| epithelialization of the palatal wound; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| postoperative pain;willingness to repeat the treatment;the existence of delayed bleeding;aesthetic score;consumption of analgesics; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine