1. Coverage of Miller Class I and II Recession Defects Using Enamel Matrix Proteins Versus Coronally Advanced Flap Technique: A 2-Year Report
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Axel Spahr, Silvia Sander, Christina Ring, Jean-Pierre Bernimoulin, Bernd Haller, Eirini Rompola, Fotini Tsoulfidou, Lars Heijl, and Stefan Haegewald
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Adult ,Male ,genetic structures ,Treatment outcome ,Gingiva ,Dentistry ,Surgical Flaps ,Placebos ,Dental Enamel Proteins ,Recurrence ,Periodontal Attachment Loss ,Alveolar Process ,Humans ,Periodontal Pocket ,Medicine ,Gingival Recession ,Single-Blind Method ,Tooth Root ,Gingival recession ,Dental alveolus ,business.industry ,Follow up studies ,Attachment level ,Middle Aged ,Root coverage ,eye diseases ,Treatment Outcome ,Treatment modality ,Periodontics ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Enamel matrix proteins ,business ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate a comparison of the coronally advanced flap procedure with or without the use of enamel matrix proteins in the treatment of recession defects.This 2-year study was conducted as a blinded, split-mouth, placebo-controlled, and randomized design. Thirty patients from two dental schools with two paired buccal recession defects were chosen. Surgical recession coverage was performed as the coronally advanced flap technique. One site was additionally treated with derivative (EMD) and the other site with a placebo (propylene glycol alginate [PGA]). A blinded examiner assessed pre- and post-surgical measurements. Measurements comprised the height and width of the gingival recession, height of keratinized tissue, probing attachment level, probing depth, and alveolar bone level.Twenty-four months after therapy, both treatment modalities showed significant root coverage and probing attachment gain. The mean gingival recession decreased from 3.6 to 0.8 mm for the EMD-treated sites and from 3.8 to 1.4 mm for the control sites. However, this difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.122). Similarly, all other clinical parameters did not differ significantly in the between-group comparison except for the recession width (P = 0.027) and probing depth (P = 0.046) exhibiting higher reductions in the EMD group. Complete root coverage could be maintained over 2 years in 53% of the EMD versus merely 23% in the control group. A total of 47% of the treated recessions in the control group deteriorated again in the second year after therapy compared to 22% in the EMD group.Enamel matrix derivative seems to provide better long-term results.
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- 2005
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