Coronally advanced flap: The post-surgical position of the gingival margin is an important factor for achieving complete root coverage

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 713-722

  Pini Prato, Giovan Paolo ^a,b   Baldi, Carlo ^b   Nieri, Michele ^a   Franseschi, Debora ^a   Cortellini, Pierpaolo ^c   Clauser, Carlo ^b   Rotundo, Roberto ^a   Muzzi, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b University College of London ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronally advanced flap procedure; Gingival margin; Gingival recession; Prognostic factor; Root coverage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CEMENTUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DENTIN SENSITIVITY; ENAMEL; FEMALE; GENDER; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROBABILITY; SMOKING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 20744453702     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2005.76.5.713     Document Type: Article

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