Palatal Wound Healing After Free Gingival Graft Harvest in Diabetic Patients: A Clinical Trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate local and systemic factors involved in palatal mucosal healing after Free Gingival Graft harvest in diabetic patients and to compare them with those in non-diabetic patients. Diabetic and non-diabetic volunteers of both sexes aged ≥ 18 years with gingival recession may participate. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. If the palatal wound healing (area of the wound) and percentage of wound epithelialization are different in diabetics compared to non-diabetics. 2. If different factors, such as the oral microbiome, inflammatory markers, and others, are associated with the clinical outcome. Participants will be asked: * Receive the procedure to treat their gingival recession defects * To attend follow-up visits at 7, 14, 30, and 90 days after treatment. * To provide different biological samples * To answer different questionnaires.

NCT Number	NCT07500935
Lead Sponsor	Mauro Santamaria
Conditions	Diabetes Mellitus, Gingival Recession, Generalized, Gingival Recession, Localized
Enrollment	40 participants
Start Date	2026-06
Primary Completion	2029-04 (estimated)
Study Completion	2030-04 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-05-06