Tunnel technique with a surgical maneuver to increase the graft extension: Case report with a 3-year follow-up

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 753-758

  Ribeiro, Fernando S ^a,e   Zandim, Daniela L ^b   Pontes, Ana Emília F ^c   Mantovani, Rafael V ^d   Sampaio, José Eduardo C ^b   Marcantonio Jr , Elcio ^b  

^a School of Dentistry   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c Educational Foundation of Barretos   (Brazil)

^d School of Dentistry ^*

^e School of Dentistry   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Case report; Connective tissue; Esthetics; Gingival recession; Grafts; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GINGIVA; GINGIVA DISEASE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOTH ROOT; TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVA; GINGIVAL RECESSION; HUMANS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING; TOOTH ROOT; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 42949134792     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2008.070274     Document Type: Article

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