The partly epithelialized free gingival graft (pe-fgg) at lower incisors. A pilot study with implications for alignment of the mucogingival junction

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 674-680

  Cortellini, Pierpaolo ^a,b,d   Tonetti, Maurizio ^a,b   Prato, Giovanpaolo Pini ^c  

^a Accademia Toscana di Ricerca Odontostomatologica (ATRO)   (Italy)

^b European Research Group on Periodontology ERGOPerio   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

free gingival graft; gingival recession; microsurgery; periodontal surgery; root coverage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862770375     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2012.01896.x     Document Type: Article

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