Gingival recession
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 60 years; in good general and oral health; present indication for free gingival graft; be undergoing treatment at the special periodontics clinic; have a surgical wound on the palate originating from the free gingival graft donor area; consent to participate in the research
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who smoke and/or drink alcohol; patients with systemic alterations that interfere with surgical wound healing (sickle cell anemia, diabetes mellitus); pregnant women; patients who present cognitive and/or neuromotor difficulties that compromise the stages of study development
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A reduction in wound area of ??at least 90% compared to baseline is expected, measured in millimeters | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Satisfaction assessment: All patients will be instructed to define their level of satisfaction on a 10cm visual analogue scale. This parameter will be assessed immediately after the survey | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri