Mouth guard eases pain after gum graft, study finds
NCT ID NCT07501754
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a custom-made acrylic palatal stent (like a mouth guard) can reduce pain and bleeding after gum graft surgery. 44 adults who needed a gum graft from the roof of their mouth either received the stent or standard care. The stent aims to protect the healing wound and make recovery more comfortable.
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Study facts
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- 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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44 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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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: * Adults ≥18 years of age * Patients requiring periodontal plastic surgery involving epithelialized gingival graft (EGG) harvesting from the palate * Indications including keratinized tissue augmentation, soft tissue thickness augmentation, or root coverage procedures * Adequate palatal tissue thickness to allow graft harvesting (≥2 mm) * Full-mouth plaque score (FMPS) and full-mouth bleeding score (FMBS) ≤20% * Ability to understand and complete patient-reported outcome questionnaires * Signed informed consent * Willingness to comply with study procedures and follow-up visits Exclusion Criteria: * compromised general health contraindicating the procedures (ASA III-VI) * heavy smokers (≥ 10 cigarettes/day), * systemic diseases or medications affecting treatment outcomes, * known allergies or hypersensitivity to ibuprofen.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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C.I.R. Dental School
Torino, Torino, 10126, Italy
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