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SynthesisHua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology2023

Comparison of the efficacy and long-term stability of tunnel technique and coronally advanced flap in the treatment of gingival recession: a Meta-analysis.

Xiaoming Cheng, Rui Tang, Zili Ge

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Synthesis in Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors.

Xiaoming ChengDept. of Stomatology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, China.
Rui TangDept. of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China.
Zili GeDept. of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and long-term stability of tunnel technique (TUN) and coronally advanced flap (CAF) combined with connective tissue graft (CTG) in treating gingival recession.

methodsDatabases including PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and CNKI were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trial (RCT) of CAF+CTG compared to TUN+CTG in the treatment of Miller class Ⅰ or Ⅱ gingival recession on September 1, 2022.

resultsThere were 8 RCTs with 305 patients (454 recession sites) participating. The results of the Meta-analysis revealed that, in terms of mean root coverage (MRC) of main indicators, no significant difference was found between the CAF group and the TUN group in both short- and long-term results, which were [MD: 1.45%, 95%CI (-2.93%, 5.82%),

conclusionsThis study discovered that both CAF+CTG and TUN+CTG can achieve good root coverage in treating gingival recession, with CAF outperforming TUN and both groups achie-ving good long-term stability. After the operation, the TUN group had a higher RES than the CAF group. Given the limitations of this study, more high-quality studies are needed in the future to demonstrate the efficacy of TUN in gingival retraction surgery.

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Gingival RecessionEsthetics, DentalGingivaHumansTooth RootTreatment Outcomeconnective tissue graftcoronally advanced flapgingival recessionMeta-analysisroot coveragetunnel technique

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PMID37474478
PMCPMC10372530

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