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Buccal Graft + Collagen Matrix Versus Free Gingival Graft for Keratinized Mucosa Augmentation at Implant Sites

NCT05844475 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2025-04-10

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Summary

The study aims at comparing two different approaches for soft tissue augmentation at implants lacking keratinized and adherent mucosa width: the free gingival graft (FGG) vs the Buccal Strip Graft in combination with a xenogeneic collagen matrix (BSG + CM)

Conditions

  • Surgery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Conventional Free Gingival Graft Approach (FGG)

Conventional Free Gingival Graft Approach involving palatal soft tissue harvesting

PROCEDURE

Buccal Strip Graft with a collagen matrix (bSG + CM)

A small strip of keratinized gingiva is harvested from the buccal gingiva of a site showing abundant keratinized gingiva, and combined with a xenogeneic collagen matrix

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Osteology Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lorenzo Tavelli, DDS, MS, PhD · Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, USA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-13
Primary Completion
2025-09-21
Completion
2025-12-21

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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