Root coverage using the coronally positioned flap with or without a subepithelial connective tissue graft

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 413-419

  da Silva, Robert Carvalho ^a   Joly, Julio César ^a   de Lima, Antonio Fernando Martorelli ^a   Tatakis, Dimitris N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connective tissue; Gingival recession; Grafts; Surgery; Surgical flaps; Therapy; Tooth root

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GINGIVA; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KERATINIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUCOSA; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS; TISSUE FLAP; TISSUE GRAFT; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; KERATINS; MALE; PERIODONTAL ATTACHMENT LOSS; PERIODONTAL INDEX; PERIODONTAL POCKET; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOOTH ROOT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842631240     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2004.75.3.413     Document Type: Article

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