A clinical comparison of two flap designs for coronal advancement of the gingival margin: Semilunar versus coronally advanced flap

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 651-658

  Santana, Ronaldo B ^a   Mattos, Carolina M L ^a   Dibart, Serge ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gingiva; Periodontal plastic surgery; Surgical flaps

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; GINGIVOPLASTY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GINGIVAL RECESSION; PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GINGIVAL RECESSION; GINGIVOPLASTY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROOT PLANING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953561667     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2010.01582.x     Document Type: Article

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