Treatment of Gingival Recessions with Connective Tissue or Concentrated Growth Factor Membrane Using Tunnel Technique

Launched by BULENT ECEVIT UNIVERSITY · Sep 20, 2020

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The study included 108 defects in 40 patients with Miller Class I and II gingival recession. Gingival recession defects were randomly divided into two groups. Tunnel technique + connective tissue graft was applied to 20 patients in the control group (51 defects) and tunnel technique + concentrated growth factor membrane was applied to 20 patients in the test group (57 defects). The results at baseline and 6 months were evaluated for the following clinical parameters: Mean root coverage, complete root coverage, probing depth, clinical attachment level, gingival recession depth, gingival rece...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • age ≥18 years
• • periodontally and systemically healthy
• • presence of Miller I or II class gingival recession defect in at least two teeth on the buccal aspect of incisors, canine and premolar teeth (≥ 2 mm in depth)
• • gingival thickness ≥ 0.8 mm 2 mm apical to the gingival margin
• • presence of identifiable cementoenamel junction (CEJ) (step ≤1 mm at the CEJ level and/or presence of a root irregularity/abrasion with identifiable CEJ was accepted
• • full-mouth plaque score (FMPS) ≤20%.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • smoking
• • contraindications for surgical periodontal treatment
• • presence of recession defects associated caries, restoration and furcation problems
• • use of systemic antibiotics for any reason in the last 3 months.