title: Surgical augmentation of interdental papilla - A case series.
abstract: Formation of black triangles between teeth due to loss of interdental palpilla is one of the common problems encountered in routine clinical practice, as extreme importance is given to esthetics. This paper discusses two different surgical approaches in treating three cases with papillary loss in the first case the reconstruction of papilla was achieved by using a semilunar coronally repositioned papilla technique and in second and the third case reconstruction of the papilla was achieved by modification of Nodland's microsurgical technique. In all the three cases a free connective tissue graft was used to reconstruct the lost volume of interdental papilla. Complete reconstruction of the lost papilla was achieved in all the three cases 6 months postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Santhanakrishnan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muthukumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rangarao
keywords: Black triangle; connective tissue graft; interdental papilla