Attached Gingiva and its Management

No attached keratinized gingiva? A clinical solution for the clinician.

Longitudinal changes in the width of attached gingiva in children.

The width of the attached gingiva of 54 children 12-14 years old was measured and compared with its width measured five years before. The width of the attached gingiva of 96 mandibular permanent central incisors at the second examination was grouped according to its width at the first examination. In addition, the width of the attached gingiva of 67 mandibular central incisors, at both examinat...

Human gingival fibroblasts culture in an autologous scaffold and assessing its effect on augmentation of attached gingiva in a pilot clinical trial

BACKGROUND AND AIM: An important goal of periodontal plastic surgery is the creation of attached gingiva around the teeth. In this study, the aims were to culture gingival fibroblasts in a biodegradable scaffold and measure the width of attached gingiva after the clinical procedure.METHODS: This study was carried out on 4 patients (8 sites), with inadequate attached gingiva next to at least two...

Mucogingival Surgery with Free Gingival Autograft for Augmentation of Attached Gingiva: a Case Report

The insufficient or absent attached gingiva increases the risk of development of gingival recessions. The treatment of the mucogingival problems is one of the main objectives of the periodontal therapy. Mucogingival therapy is a broader term describing non-surgical and surgical treatment procedures for the correction of defects in morphology, position, and/or amount of soft tissue and underlyin...

[Role of attached gingiva in the extension of gingival inflammation. An experimental study in monkeys].

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the inflammatory response in dento-gingival units with or without attached gingiva in monkeys. Two different types of dento-gingival units with or without attached gingiva were established in premolar and first molar areas of three monkeys. In the experimental group, a part of the keratinized gingiva was removed with periodontal scissors following mucop...