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Platelet-Rich Fibrin Dressing in the Management of Free Gingival Graft

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Gingival Recession
Interventions
Procedure: A free gingival graft
Device: A Platelet-Rich Fibrin dressing
Device: A non-eugenol-based dressing
Registration Number
NCT03589235
Lead Sponsor
Damascus University
Brief Summary

Evaluation of two dressing materials; a Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) dressing and a non-eugenol-based (Coe-Pak™) dressing in the management of free gingival graft and donor site palatal wound.

Detailed Description

Evaluation of the usage of platelet-rich fibrin dressing in the management of free gingival graft and donor site palatal wound by evaluation of pain score, healing tissue in both donor and receiving sites, coverage of gingival recession, and the gain of attached gingiva.

A total of 20 subjects will be invited to participate in this study from the patients seeking treatment at the Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Damascus University.

The study has been approved by the investigator's local Review Board. Subjects will be recruited according to specific inclusion criteria. After completion of medical and dental history questionnaires, patients will sign a consent form after being advised about the nature of the study.

Patients will be allocated into two groups (10 patients each). A Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) dressing will be used in both donor and receiving sites in the test group, while a non-eugenol-based (Coe-Pak™) dressing will be used in both donor and receiving sites in the control group .

Donor site working time, bleeding (BLE), colour match (CM), pain and re-epithelization (EP) will be evaluated.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients of Syrian descent.
  • Systemically healthy.
  • Attached gingival width ≤ 2 mm.
  • Presence of type II (Miller Classification) of gingival recession.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Smoking.
  • Pregnancy or lactating.
  • Presence of any systematic diseases can affect the periodontal surgery.
  • Subjects with significant moderate to severe periodontal disease.
  • Patients under orthodontic treatment
  • Presence of restorative materials (e.g. crown)
  • Subjects have failed to maintain good plaque control.
  • Subjects having previous surgical treatment for covering the recession in the chosen area.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
A non-eugenol-based dressingA free gingival graftA non-eugenol-based dressing (Coe-Pak™) will be used in both donor and receiving sites after a free gingival graft.
A Platelet-Rich Fibrin dressingA free gingival graftA Platelet-Rich Fibrin dressing (PRF) will be used in both donor and receiving sites after a free gingival graft.
A Platelet-Rich Fibrin dressingA Platelet-Rich Fibrin dressingA Platelet-Rich Fibrin dressing (PRF) will be used in both donor and receiving sites after a free gingival graft.
A non-eugenol-based dressingA non-eugenol-based dressingA non-eugenol-based dressing (Coe-Pak™) will be used in both donor and receiving sites after a free gingival graft.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The pain score using the visual analogue scale (VAS)The Pain score will be evaluated twice. At T1 (after 2 days of surgery) and T2 (after 7 days of surgery).

This variable is going to be measured by an visual analogue scale (VAS). The VAS pain scores ranges between 0 to10. (0: no pain, 1: minimal pain, 10: severe pain).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Attached gingival widthThe measurement will be performed at T0 (baseline measurement) and at T1 (after 3 months measurement).

Measured from the Mucogingival junction to the gingival Groove.

Plaque indexThe measurement will be performed at T0 (baseline measurement) and at T1 (at three months exactly post-operatively measurement).

Score: none, simple, middle, severe.

Gingival IndexThe measurement will be performed at T0 (baseline measurement) and at T1 (at three months exactly post-operatively measurement).

Score: none, simple, middle. Severe.

Match color of the palatal woundThe measurement will be performed at T1 (after 1 week measurement) and T2 (after 1 month measurement).

VAS scores (between 0 and 10. 0: no CM, 10: excellent CM) in comparison with adjacent and contralateral palatal mucosa.

Bleeding on probing IndexThe measurement will be performed at T0 (baseline measurement) and at T1 (at three months exactly post-operatively measurement).

Score: bleeding, none bleeding.

Changes in gingival recessionThe measurement will be performed at T0 (baseline measurement) and at T1 (at three months exactly post-operatively measurement).

Miller Class II of Gingival recession is measured from the cemento-enamel junction to the gingival margin of the recessed tissues.

Healing index for free gingival graftThe healing index will be evaluated twice. At T1 (after one week of surgery) and T2 (after one month of surgery)..

The healing index for free gingival graft is an ordinal score: very poor, poor, good, very good and excellent.

The complete re-epithelialization of the palatal woundThe measurements will be performed at T1 (after 1 week measurement), T2 (after 2 weeks measurement), T3 (after 3 weeks measurement), and T4 (after 4 weeks measurement).

This variable is going to be measured using the peroxide test. Scores are yes or no for showing bubbles.

Pocket Probing DepthThe measurement will be performed at T0 (baseline measurement) and at T1 (at three months exactly post-operatively measurement).

Score: normal, simple, middle, severe.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Damascus University

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Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

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