The aim of the present article is to summarize current knowledge in terms of the etiology, diagnosis, prognosis and surgical treatment of gingival recession. Whilst the main etiological factors (i.e. toothbrushing trauma and bacterial plaque) are well established, challenges still remain to be solved in the diagnostic, prognostic and classification processes of gingival recession, especially wh...

Gingival recession is common in the adult population, affecting almost all middle to older-aged individuals some degree, characterized by apical migration of gingival margin toward cementoenamel junction (CEJ) [1].

In the last years the treatment of non-inflammatory periodontal diseases has greatly changed. Apico-coronal dimension of gingival tissue is not considered to be of utmost importance, but significance of tissue thickness over each tooth is stressed. Purpose of this study was to show results of conservative and surgical treatment of gingival recession. Sample consisted of two groups of subjects, ...

The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of the lateral advanced flap in root-coverage procedures for mandibular incisors and to evaluate pain after treatment. A total of 15 patients who required treatment for gingival recessions were selected from the University of Genoa Laser and Restorative Dentistry Department. The inclusion criteria were the presence of at least one 3-mm gingiva...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this systematic review was to answer the following question: 'Can subepithelial connective tissue grafts (SCTG) be considered the gold standard procedure in the treatment of recession-type defects?' DATA AND SOURCE: An electronic search (MEDLIINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL) for randomized controlled clinical trials with at least 6 months' follow-up comparing SCTG with other...

making impression to obtain an accurate working cast needs to use accurate impression materials such as polyether. on the other hand, polyether cannot be used easily in places with undercut such as excessive interproximal spaces and under the pontics of fixed partial dentures as it may be locked in these free spaces. in this article, a method is presented to blockout interproximal spaces in ord...

excessive alveolar bone resorption is commonly found when teeth are extracted. this is a problem in anterior part of mouth because it will result in an unaesthetic pontic on a narrow hollowed out alveolar ridge. yet, another problem is gingival recession and root exposure in adjacent teeth which represent a therapeutic problem to the clinician. use of acellular dermal matrix graft is an appropr...

AIM The aim of this systematic review was to produce the best available evidence and pool appropriate data to evaluate the effect of tooth brushing on the initiation and progression of non-inflammatory gingival recession. MATERIAL AND METHODS A protocol was developed a priori for the question: "Do factors associated with tooth brushing predict the development and progression of non-inflammato...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Gingival recession has been considered as the most challenging issue in the field of periodontal plastic surgery. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of root coverage procedures by using partial thickness double pedicle graft and compare it with full thickness double pedicle graft. MATERIALS AND METHOD Eight patients, aged 15 to 5...