Treatment of multiple gingival recessions using a coronally advanced flap procedure combined with button application.

AIM: The purpose of this randomized controlled clinical trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of a new treatment approach, which consists of coronally advanced flap (CAF) procedure combined with orthodontic button application (CAF+B) for the treatment of multiple recession-type defects in patients with aesthetic demands.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

Forty-one healthy subjects presenting at least three adjacent Miller Class I or II multiple gingival recessions were treated with a CAF technique. Twenty-one patients were randomly assigned to the test group, and the other 20 patients were assigned to the control group. On the test group, orthodontic buttons were used for the stabilization of advanced flaps. Clinical and patient centered parameters were measured at baseline, 7 days and 6 months after the surgery.

RESULTS

A total of 155 recessions were treated. Complete root coverage from baseline to 6 months post-surgery was 61% for the control group and 84% for the test group. There was no difference on visual analog scale-pain measurements among the treatment groups. Patient satisfaction with aesthetics was very high in CAF+B group when compared with CAF group.

CONCLUSION

Six months results showed that the CAF+B approach was effective for the treatment of multiple gingival recessions in patients with aesthetic demands.