Soft Tissue Graft Placement Using a Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrix (PADM) and Resorbable Magnesium Fixation Screws: A Case Series
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Surgical Protocol
2.2. Oral Scanning
3. Results
3.1. Case 1
3.2. Case 2
3.3. Case 3
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
CTG | connective tissue graft |
FGG | free gingival graft |
PADM | porcine acellular dermal matrix |
ADM | acellular dermal matrix |
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Colour | Soft Tissue Gain (mm) | Interpretation |
---|---|---|
🟡 Yellow | 0.05–0.20 mm | Minimal tissue change |
🟠 Orange | 0.20–0.40 mm | Mild tissue augmentation |
🔴 Red | 0.40–0.75 mm | Moderate augmentation |
🟥 Dark Red | >0.75 mm | Significant augmentation |
Case | Vertical Soft Tissue Measurements (mm) | Horizontal Soft Tissue Measurements (mm) |
---|---|---|
1 | 1.05 | 1.10 |
2 | 0.80 | 0.85 |
3 | 0.75 | 1.05 |
Mean | 0.86 | 1 |
SD | 0.16 | 0.13 |
Case | Initial Soft Tissue Thickness (mm) | Final Soft Tissue Thickness (mm) | Keratinized Soft Tissue Thickness Measurements (mm) |
---|---|---|---|
Case 1 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Case 2 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
Case 3 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
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Tabanella, G.; Rider, P.; Rogge, S.; Tseneva, K.; Prpić, I.B.; Perić Kačarević, Ž. Soft Tissue Graft Placement Using a Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrix (PADM) and Resorbable Magnesium Fixation Screws: A Case Series. Medicina 2025, 61, 1144. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61071144
Tabanella G, Rider P, Rogge S, Tseneva K, Prpić IB, Perić Kačarević Ž. Soft Tissue Graft Placement Using a Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrix (PADM) and Resorbable Magnesium Fixation Screws: A Case Series. Medicina. 2025; 61(7):1144. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61071144
Chicago/Turabian StyleTabanella, Giorgio, Patrick Rider, Svenja Rogge, Kristina Tseneva, Ivana Butorac Prpić, and Željka Perić Kačarević. 2025. "Soft Tissue Graft Placement Using a Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrix (PADM) and Resorbable Magnesium Fixation Screws: A Case Series" Medicina 61, no. 7: 1144. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61071144
APA StyleTabanella, G., Rider, P., Rogge, S., Tseneva, K., Prpić, I. B., & Perić Kačarević, Ž. (2025). Soft Tissue Graft Placement Using a Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrix (PADM) and Resorbable Magnesium Fixation Screws: A Case Series. Medicina, 61(7), 1144. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61071144