Temporal Dynamics of Palatal Wound Healing With and Without Adjunctive Biologics in Patients With Obesity
University of Iowa
Summary
Healing after dental surgery can vary from person to person. This study is being done to understand how body weight (obesity vs. normal weight) may affect healing after tissue is removed from the roof of the mouth during a gum graft procedure. The study will also evaluate whether a healing material made from a participant's own blood, called platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), is comparable in quantity and quality to the standard-of-care collagen plug. First, participants will be classified into obese or normal weight groups. Next, participants will be randomized to receive either collagen plug or platelet-rich fibrin clot during their surgical procedure Then, participants will return for 4 visits up to 30 days from the surgery visit.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Be an adult who is having tissue taken from the roof of the mouth as part of a gum graft procedure. * Be able and willing to give informed consent on their own. * Have good oral hygiene (keep their teeth and gums clean). * Have a healthy roof of the mouth with no unusual shape, disease, or injury. * Not have any active illness affecting their overall health. * Not have a medical condition that can slow wound healing, such as uncontrolled type 2 diabetes. * Not currently pregnant. * Not have received a blood transfusion in the last 3 months. * For normal-weight group (BMI…
Interventions
- ProcedureCollagen Plug (standard of care)
Collagen Plug (standard of care)
- ProcedurePlatelet-Rich Fibrin Clot
Platelet-Rich Fibrin Clot is placed on wound
Location
- University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental ClinicsIowa City, Iowa