NCT06593275

Pain Perception in Protection of the Palatal Donor Area After Harvesting a Free Gingival Graft Using Flowable Resin Versus a Self-adhesive Dressing

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The use of a connective tissue graft harvested from the palate is currently one of the most effective and predictable alternatives for the correction of periodontal and peri-implant defects, but the discomfort generated in the palate is sometimes greater than mucogingival surgery. For this reason, we found the need to use different materials for palatal protection. In one group we will use light-cured fluid resin compared to another group a self-adhesive dressing to check which of these materials provides less postoperative pain generated by the harvest of a free gingival graft.

Detailed description

The postoperative pain generated by the harvest of a free gingival graft for the correction of periodontal or peri-implant defects, it\'s greater when it is not adequately protected and until the reepithelialization of the area is complete. For this reason, it was decided to use two materials to compare the effectiveness in reducing postoperative pain in grafts larger than 15 mm. A control group will be treated with a hemostatic collagen sponge and photocured fluid resin, adhered to the palatal surfaces of the neighboring teeth using an adhesive protocol and X-shaped sutures. Another experimental group will be treated with a hemostatic sponge and placement of a self-adhesive dressing stabilized by X-shaped sutures to ensure its permanence in the mouth. The participants will fill out a daily visual analog scale form for 14 days until the removal of the materials. Finally, the results will be tabulated and compared to provide a conclusion of our study.

Conditions

• Perception of Pain
• Protection of the Palate

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Protection of the palatal donor area with flowable resin	Use of fluid resin for protection of the palatal donor area to assess postoperative pain generated during14 days
PROCEDURE	Protection of the palatal donor area with a self-adhesive dressing	Use of a self-adhesive dressing for protection of the palatal donor area to evaluate postoperative pain generated for 14 days

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-30
• Primary completion: 2024-12-15
• Completion: 2029-12-15
• First posted: 2024-09-19
• Last updated: 2024-10-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Ecuador