Assessment of Two Soft Tissue Augmentation Using Acellular Dermis Around Dental Implants

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Conditions studied: Acellular Dermal Matrix, Alveolar Mucosa

In brief

This study aims to compare soft tissue grafting with acellular dermis at Phase I or Phase II dental implant surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07512245

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

40

Starts

2026-08-01

Expected to finish

2028-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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.

You may not qualify if…

• 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.

Where it is running

• University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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