Management of Postoperative Pain Following Free Gingival Graft Harvesting Using Ora-Aid Versus Acrylic Palatal Stent

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Conditions studied: Postoperative Pain, Mucogingival Defects, Gingival Recessions

In brief

This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of Ora-Aid oral wound dressing compared to an acrylic palatal stent in managing postoperative pain following free gingival graft harvesting. Patients undergoing graft harvesting will be randomly assigned to receive either Ora-Aid dressing or a palatal stent at the donor site. The primary outcome is postoperative pain assessed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes include analgesic consumption, wound size, patient satisfaction, and color match over a 42-day follow-up period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07523802

Run by

Cairo University

People needed

20

Starts

2026-01-14

Expected to finish

2026-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient over 18 years of age
• Systemically healthy
• Patients with good oral hygiene
• Patients with mucogingival defects scheduled for free gingival graft (FGG)

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• Severe gagging reflex
• Smokers
• Patients allergic to the materials used in the study

Where it is running

• Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University — Cairo, Egypt (enrolling)

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