title: Does Gingival Recession Require Surgical Treatment?
abstract: Gingival recession represents a clinical condition in adults frequently encountered in the general dental practice. Clinicians often face dilemmas of whether or not to treat such a condition surgically. An initial condensed literature search was performed using a combination of gingival recession and surgery controlled terms and keywords. An analysis of the search results highlights the limited understanding of the factors that guide the treatment of gingival recession. Understanding the cause, prognosis, and treatment of gingival recession continues to offer many unanswered questions and challenges in periodontics as we strive to provide the best care possible for our patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, R3323B 1011 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
authors.forename: Hsun-Liang
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA; Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
authors.forename: Yong-Hee Patricia
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.affiliation: Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan, 1135 East Catherine Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: MacEachern
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. Electronic address: oates@uthscsa.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Oates
mesh_terms: D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017622:Periodontal Attachment Loss; D013524:Surgical Flaps
keywords: Esthetics; Gingival recession; Periodontal attachment loss; Surgical flaps