Background: Gingival biotype is a prognostic factor in different therapeutic and regenerative approaches in dentistry. Patients with thin biotype are more prone to recession, inflammation, compromised tissue response, therapeutic and regenerative procedures. Identification of gingival biotypes is therefore important for the treatment planning process in restorative and implant dentistry. The pu...

Amidst several controversies involving orthodontic treatment and gingival recession, periodontal complications of tongue thrust habit especially in adults have not yet been fully investigated. This case report presents a successful clinical case of progressive spacing of incisors (PSI) with gingival recession treated with proper alveolar root housing and autogenous grafting. A 24 year old girl ...

Several techniques and materials have been introduced for the treatment of gingival recession defects. This article reports the case of a 43-year old female patient with chief complaint of esthetic problem, presenting multiple gingival recession defects in anterior maxilla. CenoDerm combined with coronally positioned flap was used for management of six teeth with gingival recession. Complete ro...

OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the periodontal status and risk factors for gingival recession in individuals with tongue piercings. METHODS Sixty cases (individuals with tongue piercings) and 120 controls (non-users) in Brazil, between 13 and 28 years of age, from both genders and a mix of races were selected. The clinical evaluation of patient oral health records incl...

BACKGROUND/AIM Gingival recession progression in clinical practice has influenced the development of various surgical procedures and techniques for solving esthetic imperfections and subjective difficulties coused by gingival recession. The aim of this study was to verify efficacy of surgical procedures and to compare both of surgical procedures through the keratinized tissue width. METHODS T...

A classification system facilitates the communication and understanding of common standardized identification of the nature of cases, helps in diagnosis, prognosis and finally suitable treatment plan for the condition. Gingival recession, a common condition leading to exposure of root surfaces, is seen in both dentally aware population and those with limited access to dental care. There are sev...

One of the most common esthetic concern associated with the periodontal tissues is gingival recession. Gingival recession is the exposure of root surfaces due to apical migration of the gingival tissue margins; gingival margin migrates apical to the cementoenamel junction. Although it rarely results in tooth loss, marginal tissue recession is associated with thermal and tactile sensitivity, est...

One of the most common esthetic concerns associated with the periodontal tissues is gingival recession. Gingival recession is the exposure of root surfaces due to apical migration of the gingival tissue margins; gingival margin migrates apical to the cementoenamel junction. Although it rarely results in tooth loss, marginal tissue recession is associated with thermal and tactile sensitivity, es...

Soft tissue recession leads to root exposure which results in root caries, unaesthetic appearance and dentinal hypersensitivity. Aesthetic treatment such as root coverage procedures have become integral part of periodontal treatment. Platelet Rich Fibrin (PRF) is a new promising autogenous, less invasive and effective mode of treating gingival recession. This case report highlights the use of P...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Recently allogenic mesenchymal stem cells are proposed to have multipotential progenitor cell capabilities to differentiate into cementoblasts, osteoblasts, and periodontal ligament fibroblasts. PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of human umbilical stem cells cultured on polylactic acid (PLA), polyglycolic acid (PGA) membrane with PLA/PGA...