title: The laterally positioned flap.
abstract: The laterally positioned flap has shown itself to be the most predictable and esthetically successful procedure in the treatment of mucogingival defects such as gingival/periodontal recessions and root exposures. It is of utmost importance that the biologic principles of wound healing, which have been discussed in the literature and this article, should be adhered to prior to, during, and after the surgical procedure.
authors.affiliation: H. M. Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry, Boston University, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: de Waal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kon
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ruben
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000601:surgery*; D005893:Gingivoplasty / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000601:surgery; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014945:Wound Healing