Tissue engineering technology for gingival augmentation procedures: a case report.
Tissue engineering technology has been used in periodontal surgery. A patient who needed gingival augmentation prior to a single prosthetic restoration was treated by means of a tissue engineering technique. Results are presented in this case report.
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School of Dentistry, University of Florence, Italy. gpinipr@tin.it
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D000328:Adult; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000637:transplantation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005881:Gingiva / Q000166:cytology / Q000637:transplantation*; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000601:surgery*; D005890:Gingivectomy; D005893:Gingivoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014945:Wound Healing
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003470:Culture Media; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; C086358:hyaluronic acid benzyl ester; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid