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Free gingival graft and coronally repositioned flap A 2‐year follow‐up report
Author(s) -
Matter Jacques
Publication year - 1979
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.1979.tb01942.x
Subject(s) - gingival recession , medicine , periodontium , dentistry , connective tissue , gingival and periodontal pocket , gingival sulcus , orthodontics , periodontitis , pathology
Eleven cases are described in which the width of attached gingiva was increased by a free gingival graft, followed 2 months later by a coronally repositioned flap. This two‐step operation was performed on 36 areas of recession in 11 patients. In all cases, the procedure has much improved the periodontium functionally as well esthetically. In two patients, a clinically stable reattachment has taken place within preexisting dentinal cavities. The relationship of the probe tip to periodontal tissues during probing and the reattachment of both epithelium and connective tissues are discussed.