title: A Novel Technique in Root-Coverage Procedures: The Fibrin-Assisted Soft-Tissue Promotion Concept.
abstract: The goal of periodontal plastic surgery is to correct the soft-tissue deformities associated with the loss of attached and keratinized tissue. A variety of flap manipulations related to the use of subepithelial connective tissue grafts are described with great success in the literature but are linked with morbidity and harvesting-quality issues, inclining clinicians and researchers to find alternatives to such techniques. Advanced platelet-rich fibrin, which is widely used in medicine and oral therapy, represents a newer generation of blood-derived growth factors. This article discusses a simple and reproducible root-coverage procedure utilizing the fibrin-assisted soft-tissue promotion concept.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Assistant Professor, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California; Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology; Diplomate, American Board of Oral Implantology; Private Practice, Los Angeles California.
authors.forename: Alexandre-Amir
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Aalam
authors.affiliation: Clinical Assistant Professor, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California; Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology; Private Practice, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Alina Krivitky
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Aalam
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Nice, France.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choukroun
mesh_terms: D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000601:surgery*; D005893:Gingivoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016557:Guided Tissue Regeneration, Periodontal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D053657:Platelet-Rich Plasma