Interdental papilla augmentation procedure following orthodontic treatment in a periodontal patient.
BACKGROUND
The absence of the interdental papilla is a situation that may alter patients' esthetics. Recession of interproximal gingival tissues may be a consequence of periodontal disease, but in some cases it may also be a consequence of periodontal therapy, as a result of surgical or non-surgical procedures.


METHODS
The authors present a new multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of migrated maxillary incisors presenting infrabony defects, extrusion, and loss of the interdental papilla.


CONCLUSIONS
The proposed clinical protocol may reconstruct the interproximal soft tissue, with esthetic improvement of the papillary level, together with resolution of the periodontal defects.
Cardaropoli
Daniele
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Private practice, Turin, Italy.
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Stefania
S
D005893:Gingivoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000503:physiopathology; D008437:Maxilla; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014085:Tooth Migration / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*