Interdental papilla management: A review and classification of the therapeutic approaches

International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 246-255

  Prato, Giovan Paolo Pini ^a   Rotundo, Roberto ^a   Cortellini, Pierpaolo ^b   Tinti, Carlo ^a   Azzi, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; ORTHODONTICS; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; TOOTH MALFORMATION; TOOTH PAPILLA; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ADULT; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL DISEASES; GINGIVOPLASTY; HUMANS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TOOTH;

EID: 2942581324     PISSN: 01987569     EISSN: 19453388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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