Evaluation of the Effect of Surgical Experience Level on the Success of the Coronally Advanced Flap (CAF) Technique.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of experience level on the clinical and esthetic results of coronally advanced flap (CAF) surgery.

Material And Methods: A postgraduate student's first 40 CAF operations in the periodontology residency program were followed. The Miller Class I gingival recessions were divided into four chronologic groups (n: 10 in each).