Abstract
Background
The literature lacks long‐term evidence regarding outcomes of the coronally advanced tunnel flap (TUN) combined with connective tissue graft (CTG) when compared to the trapezoidal coronally advanced flap (CAF) and CTG combination. This study presents 2 year‐results of a randomized clinical trial comparing CTG combined with either CAF or TUN in the treatment of single maxillary gingival recession (GR) defects.
Methods
Thirty‐nine patients, each contributing a single Miller Class I or II GR defect, were treated by CAF+CTG (control; n = 19) or TUN+CTG (test; n = 20) and completed the 2‐year follow up. Clinical, patient centered, and aesthetic evaluations were performed and differences between groups were analyzed.
Results
At 2 years, mean root coverage for control and test group was 89.5 ± 14.6% and 87.7 ± 18.4%, respectively (P = 0.5). The corresponding complete root coverage prevalence was 68.4% and 50% (P = 0.4). Dentin hypersensitivity significantly decreased for both groups. The two groups showed improvement in aesthetics, as assessed by both professionals and patients, without significant intergroup differences (P > 0.5). TUN+CTG sites were much more likely to present improvement in root coverage between 6 months and 2 years, exhibiting creeping attachment of 0.7 ± 0.6 mm.
Conclusions
At 2 years of follow up, both CAF+CTG and TUN+CTG resulted in significant clinical and aesthetic improvements and provided similar results in the treatment of single maxillary GRs.
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