Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science  2016;32(4):330-337

doi:10.14368/jdras.2016.32.4.330

Laterally positioned flap using subepithelial connective tissue graft for iatrogenic gingival recession treatment.

Sung Jo LEE 1

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Keywords

iatrogenic disease; gingival recession; surgical flaps; connective tissue; transplantation

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Gingival recession could occur after orthodontic or endodontic treatment. This could influence not only functional and aesthetic problem, but also patient's treatment satisfaction. There are a lot of techniques for preventing gingival recession, but laterally positioned flap with subepithelial connective tissue graft could get definite advantages such as increase of keratinized gingival width and harmonious color match between graft tissue and surrounding tissue. Clinician should select a right patient case and diagnosis with clinical and radiography exam. In a surgical procedure, getting enough amounts of subepithelial connective tissue and flap coverage should be taken into consideration. The clinical outcomes in this case report shows laterally positioned flap with subepithelial connective tissue graft could be a treatment with predictive outcome.