Could your own blood help heal receding gums?
NCT ID NCT07624591
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether adding a healing material made from the patient's own blood (Advanced Platelet-Rich Fibrin, or A-PRF) to standard gum surgery helps cover exposed tooth roots better than surgery alone. Eleven adults with gum recession will receive either the combined treatment or standard surgery. Researchers will measure root coverage and gum thickness over six months to see if the blood-based material improves healing and appearance.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Advanced Platelet-Rich Fibrin (A-PRF) membrane made from the patient's own blood
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a better way to treat receding gums using the patient's own blood, improving root coverage and gum thickness without extra drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early trial with only 11 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The added benefit of A-PRF over standard surgery alone is uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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11 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18 years or older. * Presence of 1 to 2 gingival recession defects requiring treatment, classified as RT1 (Cairo 2011). * Gingival recession defects located in the anterior or premolar regions of the maxilla or mandible. * Gingival thickness ≥ 1 mm. Keratinized tissue width ≥ 2 mm. Probing depth ≤ 2 mm. * Good oral hygiene, demonstrated by a mean Gingival Index (GI) ≤ 1 and a mean full-mouth Plaque Index (PI) ≤ 1. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with systemic diseases affecting wound healing (e.g., diabetes mellitus, coagulation disorders). * Pregnant or lactating women. * Patients with a smoking habit. * Teeth with interproximal bone loss. * Severely malpositioned teeth. * Presence of caries or cervical restorations at the experimental site. * History of previous periodontal surgery at the selected sites.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Dentistry, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, 70000, Vietnam
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