Is platelet rich fibrin a viable alternative to subepithelial connective tissue graft for gingival root coverage? | Zendy

Girish Suragimath | Zendy; Aniruddha Joshi | Zendy; Siddhartha Varma | Zendy; SameerA Zope | Zendy; Apurva Pisal | Zendy

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Is platelet rich fibrin a viable alternative to subepithelial connective tissue graft for gingival root coverage?

Author(s) -

Girish Suragimath,

Aniruddha Joshi,

Siddhartha Varma,

SameerA Zope,

Apurva Pisal

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

indian journal of dental research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1998-3603

pISSN - 0970-9290

DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_434_18

Subject(s) - platelet rich fibrin , dentistry , gingival recession , medicine , fibrin , hard tissue , connective tissue , orthodontics , pathology , immunology

One of the most common aesthetic concerns associated with the periodontal tissue is gingival recession. Covering the root surface exposed during the disease process with soft and hard tissue surgeries may decrease these problems. The aim of the study was to compare the clinical outcome of coronally advanced flap (CAF) procedure in root coverage with platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) or subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) for the treatment of Miller's Class-I gingival recession.

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