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Coronally repositioned periodontal flap.
Author(s) -
Bernimoulin J.P.,
Lüscher B.,
Mühlemann H. R.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal of clinical periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.456
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1600-051X
pISSN - 0303-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-051x.1975.tb01721.x
Subject(s) - gingival sulcus , gingival recession , medicine , coronal plane , dehiscence , dentistry , gingival and periodontal pocket , dental alveolus , orthodontics , alveolar mucosa , reduction (mathematics) , surgery , periodontal disease , anatomy , geometry , mathematics
After increasing the width of the attached gingiva by free palatal mucosa transplants, 20 procedures with coronal flap repositioning were performed on 41 teeth with gingival recessions in 13 young adults. The amount of gingival recession and the clinical gingival sulcus depth were measured pre‐operatively and 1, 6 and 12 months after surgery; the amount of osseous dehiscence was measured during surgery. No significant differences were found among reduction values of gingival recession by reattachment 1, 6 and 12 months post‐operatively. Although a significant correlation was found between the degree of gingival recession preoperatively and 1 month post‐operatively, none was found between the amount of alveolar bone dehiscence and gingival recession 1 month post‐operatively.