The Use of Flowable Resin Composite Stent in Reduction of Donor Site Morbidity After Free Gingival Graft Harvesting

After harvesting free gingival graft from the hard palate, Postoperative pain as well as bleeding are the most common complications.Different agents were used to protect the denuded areas on the palate as gelatin sponge, Hyaluronic acid gel and platelet rich fibrin (PRF) but still no gold standard material is present. PICO format: P: patients with mucogingival problems in need for free gingival graft or de-epithelialized connective tissue graft.I: Flowable resin composite stent. C: Periodontal pack. O: Post-operative pain T: day 3, 7, 14, 21 and 42 postoperative. Aim of the study: To compare the effect of flowable composite stent versus periodontal pack applied to palatal donor site after free gingival graft harvesting in terms of post-operative pain reduction.