Wound healing of the laterally positioned flap: A histomorphometric assessment

he aim of this study was to histomorphometrically assess the soft tissue anatomy in single gingival recessions (GR) treated with a laterally positioned flap (LPF). Five patients presenting maxillary first molars with GR to the apex of the buccal surface of the mesial-buccal root were invited to take part. The LPF-treated roots were removed en bloc (the root and the soft tissue covering the treated GR) 3 to 4 months postoperatively. Photomicrographs of Mallory trichrome stain sections were taken to allow reassessment of the specimens regarding the longitudinal dimensions of the crevicular/sulcular and junctional epithelia. The use of LPF resulted in new attachment with formation of crevicular epithelium, long junctional epithelium, and some connective tissue, re-establishing the normal anatomical characteristics of the soft tissues covering the previously exposed root.

• Autores: Chambrone, Leandro; Chambrone, Luiz Armando; Tatakis, Dimitris N.; Costa Hanemann, João Adolfo; Shibli, Jamil Awad; Nevins, Myron
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2015
• Institución: Universidad El Bosque
• Repositorio: Repositorio U. El Bosque
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unbosque.edu.co:20.500.12495/3758
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12495/3758; https://doi.org/10.11607/prd.2491; https://repositorio.unbosque.edu.co
• Palabra clave: Enfermedades de las encías; Pacientes -- Odontología; Curación -- Encías
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Acceso abierto