Year : 2016

Volume : Volume 6

Issue : Issue 3

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Santhi Priya Potharaju
drpriyasweety@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  The purpose of this study was to clinically evaluate and compare the outcome of Coronally positioned flap (CPF) procedures in the treatment of Millers Class I and Class II gingival recession with or without the supportive effect of a type I collagen bioabsorbable membrane, BIOMEND REGULAR. (Sulzerdental, USA) Methods: A total of 30 sites from 15 patients were selected and divided in to Experimental Site A (Coronally Positioned Flap alone) and Experimental Site B (Coronally Positioned flap + Biomend Regular). The clinical parameters such as Recession Depth, Recession Width, Width of Keratinized Gingiva Clinical Attachment Level and root coverage percentage were recorded at baseline, 3months and 6 months postoperatively. Results: Both treatments resulted in a significant gain in root coverage with a mean of 73.13% and 71.60% respectively (Experimental site A and Experimental Site B). There was no significant difference between the two groups with significant increase within the group. Conclusion: Combination of CPF with bio resorbable membrane doesn’t seem to improve the results when compared. However, both the treatments resulted in achieving the root coverage.

Keywords: Coronally Positioned Flap, Gingival Recession, Guided Tissue Regeneration, Collagen Membrane.