Can a blood injection thicken gums around implants? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06753396
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether injecting platelet-rich fibrin (a substance made from the patient's own blood) into the gums around dental implants can make the gums thicker and healthier. It includes 80 adults with thin gums around their implants. The injection is given three times over three months, and the researchers will measure gum thickness and appearance after one year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- injectable platelet-rich fibrin
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple way to thicken gums around dental implants, reducing the risk of infection and bone loss.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no control group, so results may not be conclusive. The procedure is repeated three times and may not work for everyone.
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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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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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: 1. be over 18 years old 2. The patient does not have any systemic disease 3. Patients who do not smoke or who smoke less than 10 cigarettes 4. Peri-implant keratinized mucosa width less than 2 mm 5. Peri-implant mucosal thickness less than 2 mm Exclusion Criteria: 1. Being out of the defined age group 2. Any systematic contraindication for periodontal surgery 3. Patients who smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day 4. Patients with adequate peri-implant keratinized mucosa width and mucosal thickness 5. Pregnancy 6. Patients taking medication that suppresses the immune system or impairs healing 7. Patients taking medication that impairs the bleeding condition
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kütahya Health Sciences University Faculty of Dentistry
RECRUITINGKütahya, 43100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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