BACKGROUND A coronally advanced flap with subepithelial connective tissue graft is the gold standard surgical treatment of gingival recessions, since it offers a higher probability of achieving complete root coverage compared with other techniques. However, optimum short- and middle-term clinical results have also been obtained with coronally advanced flaps alone. The aim of the present study w...

introduction: dark or black coloured gingiva is an esthetic concern especially in subjects with high lip line or gummy smile. gingival depigmentation procedure is a type of perioplastic surgery where the gingival epithelium is excised with various techniques to lighten the colour of the gingiva. the aim of this study was to compare the clinical efficacy of gingival depigmentation procedure with...

The accurate depiction of dental structures for restorative or prosthetic measures is an absolute requirement when paramarginal, submarginal or inframarginal tooth surfaces have to be worked on or reliably identified for further treatment stages. This procedure, which is as a whole termed tissue management, consists strictly speaking of three different partial steps, which, depending upon the r...

Purpose: This study compared the reproducibility of dual-arch impression technique with conventional impression techniques. Materials and Methods: Full-crown preparation was completed on posterior teeth of fresh porcine upper jaws. Dual-arch impression was made immediately after the preparation without gingival retraction cord or triple-tray (experimental group), followed by conventional 1-step...