Root Coverage of Severe Gingival Recession Using Pedicled Buccal Pad Fat
Root Coverage of Severe Gingival Recession
Keywords:
Buccal pad of fat, Gingival recessionAbstract
Background: A new technique for root coverage of severe gingival recession defects (MillerClass IV) by providing a new source of enough tissue with good blood supply using the pedicledbuccal fat pad (PBFP).
Case presentation: A 52-year-old reported for treatment of severe gingival recession. On clinical examination itwas found that the tooth of concern (tooth number 27), had millers Class IV recession with nokeratinized gingiva, grade III mobility and grade III furcation involvement. Following phase Itherapy, it was planned to perform root coverage along with increasing the width of keratinizedgingiva using the pedicledbuccal pad fat technique.Conclusion: The presented technique is simple and easy to handle. It may also be considered anovel application with promising results for the root coverage of severe gingival recessiondefects (Miller Class IV) that may provide a considerable amount of keratinized tissue used forroot coverage of the upper posterior molar teeth.
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