NCT02659904

The Quantitative Changes in Palatal Donor Sites Thickness After Free Gingival Graft Harvesting

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: İlker KESKINER · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Our primary objective in this clinical intervention study, therefore, was to explored the effect of residual tissue thickness on the palatal mucosa healing from baseline to 1, 3 and 6 months after free gingival graft harvesting in order to determine as soon as possible to re-harvest gingival graft from same site.

Detailed description

Forty individuals (19 males and 21 females; age range: 18-35 years) were enrolled in the study. Based on the remaining tissue at donor site after free gingival graft harvesting, individuals were divided into two groups: 1.0-1.9 millimeter (mm) remaining tissue at donor site after harvesting (n = 20), 2-2.9 mm remaining tissue at donor site after harvesting. Tissue filling in defect area from three points (mesial, central and distal) was measured at various time-points (baseline, post-operative 1, 3, 6 months).

Conditions

• Healthy
• Gingival Recession

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Less than 2 mm remaining palatal tissue thickness	The greater palatine and incisive nerves were blocked with 2% lidocaine, 1:100,000 epinephrine injection. After preparation of the recipient bed, free gingival graft was harvested using a handle with knife at palatal donor side with acrylic stent guidance.
OTHER	2 mm or more remaining palatal tissue thickness	The greater palatine and incisive nerves were blocked with 2% lidocaine, 1:100,000 epinephrine injection. After preparation of the recipient bed, free gingival graft was harvested using a handle with knife at palatal donor side with acrylic stent guidance.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-02-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2016-01-01
• First posted: 2016-01-21
• Last updated: 2016-01-21