title: Clinical evaluation of a bioresorbable membrane (polyglactin 910) in the treatment of Miller type II gingival recession.
abstract: Coverage of denuded roots has become one of the most challenging procedures in periodontal plastic surgery. The search for the appropriate root coverage technique has taken many different approaches. Various surgical options with predictable outcomes are available. In this clinical study, patients were treated using polyglactin 910 (Vicryl mesh) and a coronally positioned flap. Clinical parameters for 15 patients were recorded immediately prior to surgery and after a minimum of 6 months. Postoperatively, significant root coverage, reductions in probing depths, gains in clinical attachment levels, and highly significant increases in the width of keratinized gingiva were observed. The final esthetics, both color match and tissue contours, were acceptable to both the patients and the clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, DAV Centenary Dental College and Hospital, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, India. drrajan68@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Rajan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Nymphea
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.forename: Manik
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins; D008297:Male; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008875:Middle Aged; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss / Q000601:surgery; D010514:Periodontal Pocket / Q000601:surgery; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000502:physiology; D011098:Polyglactin 910 / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D007633:Keratins