Does melatonin gel improve alveolar preservation? A triple-blind randomized controlled clinical trial
Incorporating melatonin gel into a collagen sponge enhanced bone repair in human post-extraction sockets over 90 days. This clinical trial is registered at the Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (ReBEC; https://ensaiosclinicos.gov.br): RBR-67jkxsj.
Authors
- Suelen Cristina Sartoretto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8414-3775)
- Caio Márcio Sorrentino de Freitas Farias dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7023-8119)
- Adriana Terezinha Neves Novellino Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3665-6568)
- Ingrid Chaves Cavalcante Kischinhevsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8665-179X)
- Carlos Fernando Mourão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5775-0222)
- Monica Diuana Calasans-Maia
- Rafael Bonato
- José Mauro Granjeiro
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- Universidade Federal Fluminense (BR)
- Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia (BR)
- Academia da Força Aérea (BR)
- Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/22808000261422958
- Primary Topic
- Dental Trauma and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00