title: Periosteal Pedicle Flap Harvested during Vestibular Extension for Root Coverage.
abstract: Root exposure along with inadequate vestibular depth is a common clinical finding. Treatment option includes many techniques to treat such defects for obtaining predictable root coverage. Normally, the vestibular depth is increased first followed by a second surgery for root coverage. The present case report describes a single-stage technique for vestibular extension and root coverage in a single tooth by using the Periosteal Pedicle Flap (PPF). This technique involves no donor site morbidity and allows for reflection of sufficient amount of periosteal flap tissue with its own blood supply at the surgical site, thus increasing the chances of success of root coverage with simultaneous increase in vestibular depth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226025, India.
authors.forename: Shubham
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Vyas Dental College & Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan 342003, India.
authors.forename: Krishna Kumar
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226025, India.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226025, India.
authors.forename: Pratima
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226025, India.
authors.forename: Shalabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soni