Clinical and Histological Outcomes of Allogenic Amnion Chorion Membrane in the Healing of Free Gingival Graft Donor Site

Inclusion Criteria:

- patients attending the Clinic for Graduate Periodontics at The University of Texas
health Science Center at Houston School of Denstistry who are in need of a Free
Gingival Graft procedure to augment keratinized gingiva, augment ridge, or cover
recession defects.

- systemically healthy or with controlled common systemic conditions, such as
hypertension, that will not affect wound healing.

Exclusion Criteria:

- size of the FGG that the patient needs bigger than the size of FGGs that have to be
harvested in this study (two 8mm (width) x 10mm (length) x ≈1.5mm (thickness) FGG).

- current heavy smokers(>10 cigarettes/day) (patients who stop smoking more than one
year are eligible)

- have diabetes or other systemic diseases that may comprise healing

- take antibiotics and/or analgesics within one week before the procedure and have loss
of sensation on the palate