%0 Journal Article
%T Exploring the Gingival Recession Surgical Treatment Modalities: A Literature Review
%A Aneta Atanasovska-Stojanovska
%A Blerta Dollaku
%A Mirsad Shkreta
%A Zlatanka Belazelkoska
%J Archive of "Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences".
%D 2018
%R 10.3889/oamjms.2018.185
%X Gingival recessions present complex soft tissue pathology, with a multiple aetiology and a high prevalence which increases with age. They are defined as an exposure of the root surface of the teeth as a result of the apical migration of the gingival margin beyond the cementum-enamel junction, causing functional and aesthetic disturbances to the affected individuals. Aiming to ensure complete root coverage and satisfying aesthetic outcomes, a wide range of surgical techniques have been proposed through the decades for the treatment of the gingival recessions. The following literature review attempts to provide a comprehensive, structured and up-to-date summary of the relevant literature regarding these surgical techniques, aiming to emphasise for each technique its indications, its long-term success and predictability, its advantages and disadvantages about each other
%K Gingival recession
%K Root coverage
%K Coronally advanced flap (CAF)
%K Subepithelial connective tissue grafts (SCTG)
%K Guided tissue regeneration (GTR)
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5927507/