Background: The adjunctive use of connective tissue grafts (CTGs) in the periodontal regeneration of intrabony defects has been proposed to prevent or limit postoperative gingival recession. However, there is limited evidence regarding the long-term clinical performance of this approach.
Methods: This article presents the five-year follow-up outcomes of a combination therapy using CTG, bone substitutes, and biologics for the treatment of deep intrabony defects associated with gingival recession.
Combined surgical procedures have been introduced that combine periodontal regenerative/reconstructive procedures in intrabony defects with a connective tissue graft to compensate for a deficient bone wall and limit soft tissue shrinkage, but little is known about the reproducibility of these advanced surgical techniques. This 12-case series applies a combined surgical procedure, combining amelogenins, bone substitutes, and connective tissue graft to treat deep intrabony defects associated with gingival recession. Twelve deep intrabony defects with a mean clinical attachment loss of 9.
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