Long-term stability of periodontal root coverage procedures for gingival recession

VernacularTitle: 牙周根面覆盖术治疗牙龈退缩的长期疗效观察
Author: Anna DAI ¹ ; Peihui DING ; Qi TANG ; Mengxin YANG ; Lili CHEN
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1. Department of Periodontology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Periodontal diseases; Gingival recession; Root coverage procedure; Long-term stability; Connective tissue graft
From: Chinese Journal of Stomatology 2019;54(2):124-129
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Gingival recession could result in root exposure, dental hypersensitivity and poor aesthetics. It has been demonstrated that varieties of root coverage procedures can significantly improve gingival recession in short-term (≤6 months), of which coronally advanced flap combined with connective tissue graft is the gold standard technique for treatment of gingival recession. It could obtain the optimally complete root coverage and maintain long-term stability (≥2 years). However, clinical knowledge about the long-term effectiveness of the other alternative graft materials remain very limited. Based on the existing clinical evidence, this article reviews coronally advanced flap, coronally advanced flap combined with connective tissue graft or alternative graft materials, with particular attention to the long-term stability of them, in order to provide reference for the design of further clinical trials and the plan of clinical treatments.