title: A cross-sectional survey of clinicians performing periodontal surgical crown lengthening.
abstract: The aim of this study was to conduct a survey of surgical crown lengthening practice performed by dental specialists and general dental practitioners using a cross-sectional questionnaire. One hundred general dental practitioners and 100 specialists from each of the following specialties: prosthodontics, periodontics, restorative dentistry and surgical dentistry. There were fewer surgical dentists performing surgical crown lengthening than the other specialists. The specialists in periodontics were significantly more likely to perform surgical crown lengthening than not. The respondents predominantly considered that periodontal surgical crown lengthening is within the remit of periodontics. 33% of the respondents performing more than 50 PSCL procedures in one year thought that the gingival margin was stable after three months. 33% thought that it was stable after six months and 33% declined to state a post-operative marginal stability time period.
authors.affiliation: Glasgow Dental Hospital, UK. Gillian.Ainsworth@NorthGlasgow.Scot.NHS.UK
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Grey
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deery
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016556:Crown Lengthening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012008:Recurrence; D013039:Specialties, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires