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ArticleBioinformation2021

Evaluation of healing following frenectomy.

Nurul Afiqah Amani Binti Zaaba, Arvina Rajasekar, Shantha Sundari Kk

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Article in Bioinformation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nurul Afiqah Amani Binti ZaabaSaveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai - 600 077, India.
Arvina RajasekarSaveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai - 600 077, India.
Shantha Sundari KkSaveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai - 600 077, India.
Saveetha University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant frenum attachment would cause plaque accumulation and malalignment of teeth. It can be managed by frenotomy or frenectomy methods, through a conventional surgical technique or laser technique. Therefore, it is of interest to compare frenectomy healing surgical and laser techniques. Data from 51 outpatients and post-operative healing of frenectomy was assessed by Landry's healing score index using 3 weeks postoperative photographs followed by statistical analysis. Based on the healing score index, the laser technique showed better outcomes than the surgical technique. Moreover, the association between the management of high frenal attachment and the healing score index was found to be statistically significant.

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Conventional scalpelHealingHigh frenal attachmentLaser technique

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PMID35291344
PMCPMC8900168
OpenAlexW4212856970

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