Background: The aim of this paper is to review the major quantitative and qualitative therapeutic outcomes for gingival recession defects in the esthetic zone. Methods: PubMed and MEDLINE were searched for entries up to April, 2012. For the assessment of quantitative parameters, criteria for considering studies for this assessment was based on the most current systemic review by Chambrone publi...

One of the main purposes of mucogingival therapy is to obtain full root coverage. Several treatment modalities have been developed, but few techniques can provide complete root coverage in a class III Miller recession. Thus, the aim of this case report is to present a successful clinical case of a Miller class III gingival recession in which complete root coverage was obtained by means of a mul...

Mucogingival surgery is a plastic surgical procedure designed to correct defects in the morphology, position, and dimensions of the gingiva surrounding the teeth. Many surgical techniques have been reported in mucogingival surgery. Since these procedures also include the soft tissue esthetic approach, the term “periodontal plastic surgery” has been proposed to be more appropriate. 1 Root covera...

Over the years, numerous surgical techniques have been introduced to correct labial, gingival recession defects. Aesthetic concerns are usually the reason to perform these procedures. Clinical studies have evaluated many of the techniques. The depths of the defects have been measured before surgery and at a follow-up examination after 6 months or later. Results in terms of mid-surface root cove...

Statement of problem: One of the main goals in periodontal therapy is the correction of recession defects; therefore the efficacy and predictability of the various techniques are important considerations for clinicians. Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to compare the outcomes of gingival recession therapy using the semilunar coronally repositioned flap (SCRF) alone and in conjunctio...

Free gingival grafts have been used to repair periodontal deformities resulting from gingival recession. The review of the literature has, however, revealed only a few report of successful root coverage by this technique. The cases of successful root coverage by free gingival grafts technique were presented . In this study, 6 areas of localized gingival recession with root exposure were treated...