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Vertical Soft Tissue Augmentation With CTG vs ADM

Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM) · NCT05729607

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–99 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
28
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
May 26, 2023
Record last updated
September 18, 2025

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What the study is about

The study aims at comparing two different approaches for vertical soft tissue augmentation at implant sites exhibiting soft tissue dehiscences: autogenous connective tissue graft vs acellular dermal matrix + enamel matrix derivative

Being studied: Vertical soft tissue augmentation; Vertical soft tissue augmentation

Conditions: Implant Complication

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Periodontally and systemically healthy
  • Full-mouth plaque score and full-mouth bleeding score ≤ 20% (measured at four sites per tooth)
  • Presence of single functional dental implant in the anterior with a PSTD
  • Implants diagnosed as healthy (Berglundh et al., 2018)

Exclusion criteria are

  • Contraindications for surgery
  • Systemic condition (e.g. diabetes mellitus, HIV, cancer, etc) that could compromise wound healing
  • Patients pregnant or attempting to get pregnant (self-reported)
  • Untreated periodontitis
  • Untreated peri-implant mucositis or peri-implantitis (Berglundh et al., 2018)
  • Smoking, defined as self-reported daily habit. Occasional smokers won't be excluded
  • History of soft tissue grafting at the implant site within the last 6 months

Recruiting US locations

  • Harvard School of Dental Medicine

    Boston, MA 02115

    Site contact: Lorenzo Tavelli, DDS, MS · 7346044364 · lorenzo_tavelli@hsdm.harvard.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Lorenzo Tavelli, DDS, MS · 734-604-4364 · lorenzo_tavelli@hsdm.harvard.edu
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