Subepithelial connective tissue graft with and without the use of plasma rich in growth factors for treating root exposure.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficiency of the subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) with and without plasma rich in growth factor (PRGF) in the treatment of gingival recessions.


METHODS
Twenty bilateral buccal gingival Miller's Class I and II recessions were selected. Ten of the recessions were treated with SCTG and PRGF (test group). The rest ten of the recessions were treated with SCTG (control group). The clinical parameters including recession depth (RD), percentage of root coverage (RC), mucogingival junction (MGJ) position, clinical attachment level (CAL), and probing depth (PD) were measured at the baseline, and 1 and 3 months later. The data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed rank and Mann-Whitney U tests.


RESULTS
After 3 months, both groups showed a significant improvement in all of the mentioned criteria except PD. Although the amount of improvement was better in the SCTG+PRGF group than the SCTG only group, this difference was not statistically significant. The mean RC was 70.85±12.57 in the test group and 75.83±24.68 in the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
Both SCTG+PRGF and SCTG only result in favorable clinical outcomes, but the added benefit of PRGF is not evident.
Department of Periodontics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Faculty of Dentistry, Tehran, Iran.
Ardeshir
A
Lafzi
Masoumeh
M
Faramarzi
Adileh
A
Shirmohammadi
Ahmad
A
Behrozian
Atabak
A
Kashefimehr
Ehsan
E
Khashabi
Connective tissue; Growth factors; Plasma