Premium
Report of a Gingival “Surgical Cyst” Developing Secondarily to a Subepithelial Connective Tissue Graft
Author(s) -
Breault Lawrence G.,
Billman Michael A.,
Lewis David M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1997.68.4.392
Subject(s) - connective tissue , dental lamina , epithelial tissue , cyst , epithelium , pathology , medicine , regeneration (biology) , anatomy , biology , odontogenic , microbiology and biotechnology
T he subepithelial connective tissue graft is a valuable technique used to cover exposed root surfaces or to increase the zone of attached gingiva. Cysts, such as the gingival cyst of the adult, are epithelial‐lined cysts which may arise from heterotropic glandular tissue, a proliferating rete peg, remnants of the dental lamina, or traumatic implantation of epithelial tissue. In this paper, a case report is described of a “surgical cyst” or cystic morphogenesis of surgically implanted epithelium developing secondarily to a subepithelial connective tissue graft. J Periodontol 1997;68:392–395 .