Trial reportClinical oral investigations2023
The effects of vertically coronally advanced flap and free gingival graft techniques on shallow vestibule: a randomized comparative prospective trial.
Trial report in Clinical oral investigations, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05777811 (Effect of Different Recession Coverage Approaches on Sites With Shallow Vestibule Depth), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Effect of Different Recession Coverage Approaches on Sites With Shallow Vestibule Depth
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of different gingival graft de-epithelialization methods: A parallel-group randomized clinical trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Trial
- Effect of vestibular depth on root coverage predictability in Cairo recession type 2 labial gingival recession treated with minimally invasive technique using connective tissue graft: Prospective cohort study.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Article
- Impact of surgeon experience level on outcomes of three different root coverage procedures for RT1 gingival recession.Maxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2026Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesThe present study aimed to compare the influence of vertically coronally advanced flap (V-CAF) and free gingival graft (FGG) techniques on shallow vestibule depth (VD). MATERIALS AND
methodsParallel-arm randomized clinical trial was conducted on 38 sites treated with either FGG or V-CAF. Periodontal variables (VD, recession depth and width, probing depth, clinical attachment level, keratinized tissue height (KTH), and tissue thickness (TT)), clinician- and patient-based subjective variables were assessed.
resultsAll periodontal variables showed significant improvements in both groups at all follow-up intervals compared to baseline (p < 0.05). Both groups increased VD compared to baseline. RC and CRC were similar after treatment for both techniques. FGG provided a greater increase in KTH (p < 0.001) and VD (VD1, p = 0.02 and VD2, p < 0.001) while V-CAF exhibited more TT gain (p = 0.002). Except overall tissue appearance that was better in V-CAF (p < 0.001), no inter-group significant difference existed in patient-based variables.
conclusionsBoth techniques were significantly effective in VD increasing. While both techniques were equally successful in RC, V-CAF provided higher TT gain and better tissue appearance. V-CAF can be chosen instead of FGG in the treatment of recessions with shallow VD. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: It can be recommended to prefer V-CAF instead of FGG in the treatment of shallow vestibule. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT05777811 (clinicaltrials.gov).
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