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Tiny titanium tacks could replace stitches in gum surgery

NCT ID NCT07655349

Symptom relief Sponsor: Karim Abdelrahim Mohamed Abdelsamad Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This trial compares using tiny titanium tacks versus traditional stitches to hold a gum graft in place after surgery. The goal is to see if the tacks cause less pain and make recovery easier. Adults needing a gum graft around natural teeth will be randomly assigned to one of the two methods and will report their pain levels and healing progress over one week.

What this could mean

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Active substance
titanium tacks
What this could lead to
If successful, titanium tacks could offer a less painful alternative to sutures for stabilizing gum grafts, improving patient comfort during recovery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with only 24 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Titanium tacks may not reduce pain as hoped or could cause other issues like discomfort or infection.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 24 people

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

Started

Mar 2025

Expected to finish

Jul 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients age 18 years or older. 2. Patients with healthy systemic condition. 3. Indication for FGG treatment (i.e., difficulty or discomfort during oral hygiene; gingival margin mobility; high muscle attachment and/or frenum pull; shallow vestibule and gingival recession) around natural teeth. 4. Keratinized tissue width (KTW) \< 2 mm. 5. Good oral hygiene. 6. Cooperative patients. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant females. 2. Smokers: a contraindication for any plastic periodontal surgery. 3. Unmotivated and uncooperative patients with poor oral hygiene. 4. Patients with habits that may compromise the longevity and affect the result of the study as parafunctional habits. 5. Patients who have undergone periodontal surgery in the same area within 6 months.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

gingival recession

As listed by the trial registrant

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To clinically compare post-operative pain between free gingival grafts stabilization around natural teeth using titanium tacks VS suturing technique

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Faculty of Dentistry and Oral Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo.

    RECRUITING

    Cairo, Cairo Governorate, 11553, Egypt

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