Background: Apical shifting of marginal gingiva results into gingival recession whether occuring locally or in generalized form is a common and undesirable condition. Treatment results and prognoses of Miller's Class IV gingival recession defects using presently available surgical techniques are not satisfactory. The present case was done with aim and objective of establishing a new technique f...

trusion often involves the extraction of four first premolars.1 Since these patients often have Class I molar relationships, the objective is usually to reduce the lip protrusion and correct the incisor inclinations with the least amount of anchorage loss. Although headgear has historically been the standard for maximum anchorage,2,3 its intermittent force application and requirement for patien...

Fifteen young adult dogs were divided into three groups representing 0, 7- and 21-day healing periods. Randomly selected cuspid teeth were used to compare cord gingival displacement and gingitage techniques for subgingival tooth preparation and impression making. Clinical and histologic measurements were used as a basis for comparison. Results indicate that (1) the experimental teeth were clini...

The soft tissue architecture is an important part of an attractive smile. Autogenous connective grafts have been successful in treating gingival recession. Their availability, however, is limited by palatal anatomy. Acellular dermal matrices have been shown to be successful in the treatment of gingival recession and do not have availability problems. Traditional flap elevation can lead to shrin...

O ver the years, mucogingival surgery has developed into an integral part of periodontal therapy. Mucogingival defects and deformities are conditions that deviate from the normal anatomic relationship between the gingival margin and mucogingival junction. Some of the most common conditions are gingival recession, an absence or insufficient amount of keratinized tissue, and the presence of probi...

Pigmentation of gingiva is most often a physiologic phenomenon resulting from deposition of endogenous melanin by melanin granules of melanocytes in the epithelium. Although not a medical problem or a disease entity, it is a major concern among young individuals as it hampers esthetics. To restore the ‘pinkness’ of the gums, various techniques such as scalpel method, bur abrasion, electrosurger...

Patients today have become excessively concerned about esthetics. These esthetic concerns of patients have become an integral part of periodontal practice. Gingival recession is an esthetic problem that can be successfully treated by means of several mucogingival surgical approaches, any of which can be used, provided that the biologic conditions for accomplishing root coverage are satisfied wi...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to compare two different gingival depigmentation techniques using an erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) laser and rotary instruments. METHODS Two patients with melanin pigmentation of gingiva were treated with different gingival depigmentation techniques. Ablation of the gingiva by Er:YAG laser was performed on the right side, and abrasion with a rotary r...

Long duration fixed orthodontic treatment has several side effects such as pain, discomfort, increased risk of caries, gingival recession and external root resorption, thereby decreasing patient adherence. Therefore, dentists patients are interested in procedures that can speed up tooth movement by reducing the treatment. Minimally invasive surgical assisted approaches piezocision have been sho...