title: Esthetic periodontics.
abstract: Periodontal therapy has developed beyond the scope of the treatment of periodontal pathoses. Periodontal plastic surgery has evolved beyond the techniques of mucogingival surgery and now consists of the regenerative and reconstructive procedures designed to enhance esthetics. This article briefly reviews the historical development of root coverage, ridge augmentation, and papilla preservation and provides an update of the current pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: New York University, College of Dentistry 10021, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Celenza
mesh_terms: D000540:Alveolar Ridge Augmentation / Q000379:methods; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000601:surgery; D005893:Gingivoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014727:Vestibuloplasty / Q000379:methods*