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Clinical Outcomes and Digital Color Stability of Gingival Unit Graft vs. Free Gingival Graft: An 18-Month Comparative Spectrophotometric Study
Sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University
Summary
The purpose of this retrospective clinical study is to compare the long-term aesthetic integration and clinical outcomes of two different periodontal plastic surgery techniques: Gingival Unit Grafting (GUG) and Conventional Free Gingival Grafting (FGG). The study evaluates the effectiveness of these procedures in gaining keratinized tissue and analyzes the color and structural blending of the grafts with the surrounding tissues over an 18-month follow-up period using spectrophotometric and objective digital color evaluation metrics.
Official title: Aesthetic Integration of Gingival Unit Graft Compared to Conventional Free Gingival Graft: A Comparative 18-Month Spectrophotometric Color Evaluation in Keratinized Tissue Gain
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2022-03-01
Completion Date
2024-12-31
Last Updated
2026-07-15
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Gingival Unit Grafting
Harvesting a gingival unit graft and transplanting it to the recipient area to increase keratinized tissue width and assess long-term aesthetic integration.
Conventional Free Gingival Grafting
Harvesting a conventional free gingival graft and transplanting it to the recipient area to increase keratinized tissue width and serve as a control group for aesthetic integration.
Locations (1)
Bezmialem Vakif University, Faculty of Dentistry
Istanbul, Fatih, Turkey (Türkiye)