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Gum graft showdown: new strip method may boost implant healing

NCT ID NCT06261268

Disease control Sponsor: Universidad Complutense de Madrid Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests two surgical ways to increase the amount of firm gum tissue around dental implants. One method uses a strip of the patient's own gum plus a collagen patch, while the other uses a larger piece of the patient's gum. The trial will measure how much gum tissue grows and how well the area heals, using a special camera to see blood flow. 48 adults with thin gums around lower jaw implants will take part.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Strip graft with xenogeneic collagen matrix (Mucograft) or free gingival graft
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward a better surgical method to improve gum health around dental implants, reducing complications and improving patient comfort.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with only 48 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Surgical procedures always carry risks like infection or poor healing.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 48 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2024

Expected to finish

Apr 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients older than 18 years * Short-span dental implants in the mandible at second stage with inadequate PIKM (\<2 mm) with at least one adjacent tooth mesially * Periodontally healthy patients with a pristine or reduced periodontium * Plaque index (FMPS) less than 20%. Exclusion Criteria: * Compromised general health status that contraindicates study procedures (≥ASA III); * Drug or alcohol abuse; * Smoking of \> 10 cigarettes per day; * Chronic use of corticosteroids, NSAIDs or immunomodulators (any type or dose); * Pregnant or lactating women; * History of previous mucogingival surgeries in the area of interest

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

injury Surgical Wound

As listed by the trial registrant

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Healing surgical wounds Peri-implantational loss Surgical wound Thin-gingiva

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Complutense University

    Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain

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