Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * English speaking * At least 18 years old * Must be a patient of the UAB Dental School * Able to read and understand informed consent document * Patients presenting with a single edentulous site planned for dental implant placement deemed deficient in soft tissue peri-implant phenotype (\> 2mm width of keratinized tissue, \< 1mm marginal soft tissue thickness, and/or \> 2mm vertical soft tissue height) * Presence of periodontally healthy, non-carious neighboring teeth and/or healthy restored dental implants on either side of edentulous site planned for dental implant placement. * No anticipated need for surgical and/or endodontic care at teeth adjacent to the proposed surgical site during the study period. Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking * Less than 18 years old * Smokers/tobacco users (\>10 cigarettes/day) * Patients with systemic pathologies or conditions contraindicating oral surgical procedures or adversely affecting wound healing * Edentulous sites treatment planned for dental implant placement with adequate implant site soft tissue quality/quantity (\> 2mm width of keratinized tissue, \> 1mm marginal soft tissue thickness, and/or \> 2mm vertical soft tissue height). * Absence of adjacent teeth/implants on either side of the tooth to be extracted and/or edentulous sites where 2 or more adjacent implants are planned.