Patient Morbidity After Palatal Free Gingival Grafts With or Without PRF Membranes Coverage

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-09-09
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study evaluates postoperative morbidity of patients that undergo free gingival graft harvesting from palate with or without use of autogenous PRF (Platelet Rich Fibrin) membranes to cover the donor site.In the Test Group venous blood sampling was done in order to prepare PRF membranes used to cover the donor site, whereas in Control Group hemostatic agents with oxidized and regenerated cellulosa were used.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliera San Paolo
• Treatments: Hemostatics

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• FMPS (Full Mouth Plaque Score) and FMBS (Full Mouth Bleeding Score) < 20%,

• presence of two adjacent Miller's Class I and II recession defects on natural teeth (≥ 2mm in depth);

Exclusion Criteria:

• contraindications for periodontal surgery

• taking medications or having diseases known to interfere with periodontal tissue health or healing and coagulation.

• smoking more than 10 cigarettes a day

• Gingival recessions on molar teeth were excluded.