Abstract

DIAZ CABALLERO, Antonio; FONSECA RICAURTE, María  and  AREVALO TOVAR, Luisa. Root coverage using a subepithelial connective tissue graft combined with a coronally advanced flap. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2010, vol.26, n.1, pp.155-164. ISSN 0120-5552.

Gingival recession is a very often clinic complaint which frecuently cause esthetic problems, hypersensibility and inadecuate oral hygiene to patients. One of the objetives of periodontal therapy is to correct gingival recession, for their treatment some techniques of mucogingival surgery have been designed, being the connective tissue graft, so far, one that offers good percentage of success as well as great predictibility. This clinical report describes a patient with gingival recession on the maxillar right side. A radicular covering using a bilaminar technique with a subepithelial connective tissue graft combined with a coronally advanced flap is used in order to solve the case providing good aesthetic results and root coverage.

Keywords : Gingival recession; root coverage; connective tissue graft; coronally advanced flap.

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