Guided tissue regeneration with a resorbable barrier membrane (Vicryl) for the management of buccal recession: a case report.
Six patients with buccal gingival recession (4 to 6 mm) were treated by means of the guided tissue regeneration technique utilizing a polyglycolactic membrane (Vicryl). Three months following the first surgical procedure, all sites were reentered to evaluate newly formed tissue above the exposed root. Complete root coverage was obtained in four out of six patients; 0.5 and 1.5 mm of recession were still present in the remaining two.
De Sanctis
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Department of Periodontology, Bologna University, Italy.
Zucchelli
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D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000601:surgery*; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D016745:Root Planing; D013524:Surgical Flaps
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011098:Polyglactin 910