Clinical Trial: Palatal Shield Technique for Graft Donor Site Healing
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Palatal Wound
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Morbidity Following Free Gingival Graft Harvesting With or Without the Use of the Palatal Shield Technique as a Wound Dressing: A Randomized Trial
Brief Summary:
This randomized clinical trial aims to compare two techniques for managing the palatal donor site following gingival graft harvesting: a palatal stent made of flowable composite resin versus conventional suturing.The primary goal is to identify which method provides superior patient-reported outcomes (PROMs), thus optimizing postoperative comfort and overall patient well-being.Systemically healthy patients, free of active periodontitis, requiring a palatal graft as part of periodontal or peri-implant mucogingival…
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