Does Gingival Recession Require Surgical Treatment?

Gingival recession represents a clinical condition in adults frequently encountered in the general dental practice. Clinicians often face dilemmas of whether or not to treat such a condition surgically. An initial condensed literature search was performed using a combination of gingival recession an...

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Published inThe Dental clinics of North America Vol. 59; no. 4; p. 981
Main Authors Chan, Hsun-Liang, Chun, Yong-Hee Patricia, MacEachern, Mark, Oates, Thomas W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2015
Subjects
Esthetics, Dental
Gingival Recession - surgery
Humans
Periodontal Attachment Loss
Surgical Flaps
Esthetics
Periodontal attachment loss
Surgical flaps
Gingival recession
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Summary:Gingival recession represents a clinical condition in adults frequently encountered in the general dental practice. Clinicians often face dilemmas of whether or not to treat such a condition surgically. An initial condensed literature search was performed using a combination of gingival recession and surgery controlled terms and keywords. An analysis of the search results highlights the limited understanding of the factors that guide the treatment of gingival recession. Understanding the cause, prognosis, and treatment of gingival recession continues to offer many unanswered questions and challenges in periodontics as we strive to provide the best care possible for our patients.
ISSN:1558-0512
DOI:10.1016/j.cden.2015.06.010