title: A connective tissue graft envelope technique for the treatment of single gingival recessions: a 1-year study.
abstract: Root coverage is the goal of periodontal plastic surgery when treating gingival recessions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical results 1 year after treatment with an envelope connective tissue graft technique for single recessions. Forty consecutive patients with single recessions were treated. At baseline and 1 year after surgery, recession, probing pocket depth, clinical attachment level, and keratinized tissue height were recorded. After 1 year, the mean differences in recession (3.12 +/- 0.90 mm), clinical attachment level (3.92 +/- 1.00 mm), keratinized tissue height (3.75 +/- 0.95 mm), and probing pocket depth (0.50 +/- 0.64 mm) were statistically significant. Mean root coverage was 95.54% +/- 11.43%; 85% of the treated cases achieved complete root coverage. The envelope connective tissue graft technique showed high predictability in the treatment of single recessions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. info@sicor-corsi.com
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abundo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corrente
authors.forename: Alessandro Bermond
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: des Ambrois
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perelli
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Savio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D005260:Female; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000601:surgery*; D005893:Gingivoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult