MEBO Ointment and Hyaluronic Acid Gel in the Management of Pain After Free Gingival Graft Harvesting
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2020-08-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Postoperative pain as well as bleeding are the most common complications after palatal graft
harvesting also postsurgical swelling have been reported , Although different agents were
used to protect the denuded areas on the palate as gelatin sponge , platelet rich fibrin
(PRF) , medicinal plant extract (MPE) and platelet concentrate , no gold standard can be
specified for this purpose
PICO Format:
P: Patients with mucogingival defects that require free gingival graft. I:1. Hyaluronic acid
gel 0.2% placed in the palatal donor site then covered with periodontal pack (test group I)
2.MEBO ointment placed in the palatal donor site then covered with periodontal pack (test
group II) C: Periodontal pack only O: Post-operative pain T: day 3, 7, 14, 21 and 42
postoperative.
Aim of the study:
To compare the effect of MEBO ointment versus Hyaluronic acid gel 0.2% applied to palatal
donor site in post-operative pain reduction after free gingival graft harvesting.
Research question:
Is MEBO ointment as effective as hyaluronic acid gel in the management of postoperative pain
after free gingival graft harvesting in the management of mucogingival defects?