NCT04813081

The Evaluation of Free Gingival Graft Operations Around Implant or Teeth on Quality of Life

The Evaluation of Free Gingival Graft Operations Around Implant or Teeth on Quality of Life: Parallel-controlled Prospective Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Beykent · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the quality of life of patients who underwent FGG surgery around the natural tooth and as a second surgery after the implant operation, in comparison with general oral health assesment index(GOHAI).

Detailed description

Thirty-two participants were included who were referred to the periodontology clinic suffering insufficient keratinized gingiva / mucosa deficiency around the implant and / or tooth/teeth. GOHAI-total and GOHAI psychological impact, functional limitation, pain and discomfort, behavioral impact subcategories were recorded at before and postoperative first week and 30th day. Also, satisfaction questionnaires, number of painkillers and visual analog scale values were recorded.

Conditions

• Patient Reported Outcome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Free Gingival Graft	In the recipient area, a half-thickness flap with two vertical incision widths was removed with a horizontal incision with 15C blades from the mucogingival junction. The recipient site was determined such that one or two teeth or one tooth extends into the mesial and distal regions of the tooth. Muscle attachments were dissected and FGG was placed on recipient bed and non-resorbable monofilament sutures were used for fixing the four corners of the graft.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-05-01
• Primary completion: 2019-01-31
• Completion: 2019-03-04
• First posted: 2021-03-24
• Last updated: 2021-03-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)