An alternative technique to the harvesting of a connective tissue graft from a thin palate: Enhanced wound healing

International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-139

  Bosco, Alvaro Francisco ^a,b   Bosco, Joseane Maria Dias ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH MUCOSA; PALATE; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PALATE; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34248228696     PISSN: 01987569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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