title: Healing of gingival recessions using a collagen membrane with a hemineralized xenograft: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
abstract: This study compared the results following treatment of gingival recessions by a coronally advanced flap procedure alone (CAF) or combined with a bioabsorbable membrane and a demineralized xenograft (GTRF). Sixteen nonsmokers with 20 Miller Class I or Class II buccal gingival recessions at canines or premolars were included in the study. Sites were randomly assigned to either CAF treatment (control, n = 10) or GTRF treatment (test, n = 10) and examined at baseline and at 6 months postoperatively. Both treatments resulted in a significant reduction in recession and gain in clinical attachment level; there was no significant difference between treatments. No differences were found in probing depths among or between the groups. The increase in keratinized tissue from baseline to 6 months was slightly greater for the GTRF group than for the CAF group, but without statistical significance. The test group experienced a statistically significant increase in gingival thickness from baseline to the 6-month evaluation, while little gain was detected in the control group; the between-group difference was statistically significant in favor of the test group. Both procedures offer a predictable, simple, and convenient means of root coverage in Miller Class I and II recession defects, but the GTRF-supported procedure resulted in more keratinized tissue and a significant increase in gingival thickness than the CAF-only approach.
authors.affiliation: dacardar@tin.it
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cardaropoli
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cardaropoli
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D003094:Collagen; D005260:Female; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000601:surgery*; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016745:Root Planing; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014727:Vestibuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D003094:Collagen