Trial reportClinical oral investigations2023
Influence of graft thickness on tunnel technique procedures for root coverage: a pilot split-mouth randomized controlled trial.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Postoperative complications at the palatal donor site following autologous soft tissue grafting: a systematic review.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Clinician- and patient-reported outcomes following the surgical treatment of single gingival recession defects: A systematic review.Periodontology 2000 · 2025Pooled it
- Modified coronally advanced flap for multiple anterior gingival recessions: Case report.Clinical advances in periodontics · 2026Article
- Evaluation of palatal mucosal thickness in maxillary posterior teeth using cone-beam computed tomography combined with intraoral scanning: a cross-sectional study on correlating factors.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Surgical Free Gingival Root Coverage Graft Embedded in a Modified Subperiosteal Flap: A Novel Case Report.Case reports in dentistry · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare the clinical outcomes of the tunnel technique (TUN) combined with either thin connective tissue graft (CTG) (TUN + thin CTG) (1 mm) or thick CTG (TUN + thick CTG) (2 mm) for the treatment of localized gingival recession (GR). MATERIAL AND
methodsTwelve patients, with 24 maxillary localized type RT1 GR were randomly assigned into two groups. Clinical, esthetic, and patient-reported outcomes were evaluated at baseline and at 6-month follow-up.
resultsThe TUN + thin CTG group showed a higher mean GR reduction (1.53 ± 0.66) (primary outcome variable) than the TUN + thick CTG group (1.44 ± 0.89), but no statistically significant difference was detected at the 6-month follow-up (p = 0.77). No statistically significant differences were found between TUN + thin CTG and TUN + thick CTG concerning complete root coverage (CRC) (58.3% versus 41.7%, respectively), gingival ticknness (GT) or Root-coverage Esthetic Score (RES) at 6 months. Regarding patient-reported outcomes, both groups reported having experienced similar pain at 7 days (p > 0.05). No statistically significant differences were found between the groups in the analysis of the aesthetic score.
conclusionBoth treatments showed a similar reduction in GR. In addition, similar CRC, GT, RES, pain and self-reported esthetics were achieved in both groups. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Application of thin CTG provided a similar result than thick CTG for the treatment of RT1 localized GR.
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