Background: The aim of this randomized clinical trial (RCT) was to evaluate the adjunctive benefit of Connective Tissue Graft (CTG) to Coronally Advanced Flap (CAF) for the treatment of gingival recession associated with inter-dental clinical attachment loss equal or smaller to the buccal attachment loss (RT2). Material and Methods:The patients were randomly assigned to CAF+CTG (test group) or to CAF alone (Control group). Measurements were performed by a blind and calibrated examiner. Outcome measures included complete root coverage (CRC), recession reduction (RecRed), Root coverage Esthetic Score (RES), intra-operative and post-operative morbidity, and root sensitivity.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
29
Coronally Advanced Flap + Connective Tissue Graft
Coronally Advanced Flap
University of Florence
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Complete Root Coverage (CRC)
Complete Root Coverage: absence of gingival recession (Yes/No)
Time frame: After the intervention (10 years)
Recession Reduction (RecRed)
Change of the gingival recession, in mm
Time frame: After the intervention (10 years)
Root Coverage Aesthetic Score (RES)
A scoring system ranging from 0 to 10
Time frame: After the intervention (10 years)
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