Dynamics of Wound Healing in Patients With Obesity

Healing after dental surgery can vary from person to person. This study is being done tounderstand how body weight (obesity vs. normal weight) may affect healing after tissue isremoved from the roof of the mouth during a gum graft procedure. The study will alsoevaluate whether a healing material made from a participant's own blood, calledplatelet‐rich fibrin (PRF), is comparable in quantity and quality to the standard‐of‐carecollagen plug.First, participants will be classified into obese or normal weight groups. Next,participants will be randomized to receive either collagen plug or platelet‐rich fibrinclot during their surgical procedure Then, participants will return for 4 visits up to 30days from the surgery visit.