PMID- 20072736 OWN - Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH CI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH OCI - Copyright Quintessenz Verlags-GmbH TA - Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent JT - International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry IS - 1945-3388 (Electronic) IS - 0198-7569 (Print) IP - 6 VI - 29 PST - ppublish DP - 2009 PG - 593-597 LA - en TI - A Connective Tissue Graft Envelope Technique for the Treatment of Single Gingival Recessions: A 1-Year Study FAU - Abundo, Roberto AU - Abundo R FAU - Corrente, Giuseppe AU - Corrente G FAU - des Ambrois, Alessandro Bermond AU - des Ambrois A FAU - Perelli, Michele AU - Perelli M FAU - Savio, Luca AU - Savio L CN - AB - Root coverage is the goal of periodontal plastic surgery when treating gingival recessions. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical results 1 year after treatment with an envelope connective tissue graft technique for single recessions. Forty consecutive patients with single recessions were treated. At baseline and 1 year after surgery, recession, probing pocket depth, clinical attachment level, and keratinized tissue height were recorded. After 1 year, the mean differences in recession (3.12 ± 0.90 mm), clinical attachment level (3.92 ± 1.00 mm), keratinized tissue height (3.75 ± 0.95 mm), and probing pocket depth (0.50 ± 0.64 mm) were statistically significant. Mean root coverage was 95.54% ± 11.43%; 85% of the treated cases achieved complete root coverage. The envelope connective tissue graft technique showed high predictability in the treatment of single recessions. AID - 853413