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$-AmyloidPeriodontal Disease- Symptoms Treatment and Prevention - Nova Biomedical Books 1 edition January 20111. Introduction
Aesthetic considerations have influenced the management of dental maladies in varying
degrees for many years. For many years the goals of periodontal surgery have been
determined by functional aspects only. During recent years periodontal surgery has shifted its
focus from achieving more functional goals toward a combination of both good functional
and esthetic results. While accomplishing the best possible functional result, esthetics should
not only be maintained, but also enhanced. Sometimes the esthetic outcome is the only
important factor and function becomes secondary (e.g. treatment of recessions or the creation
of papillae). Predictability becomes the key word in this type of periodontal surgery (Hurzeler
and Weng, 1999).
Mucogingival surgery
is a broaderterm that includes nonsurgical procedures such as
papilla reconstruction by means of orthodontic or restorative therapy (Takei et al.,
2006).
Periodontal plastic surgery
is defined as ―surgical procedures performed to prevent or
correct anatomic, developmental, traumatic or disease induced defects in the gingiva, alveolar
mucosa or bone‖. Among treatment procedures that may fall within this definition are various
soft and hard tissue procedures aiming at: gingival augmentation, root coverage, correction of
mucosal defects at implants, augmentation of edentulous ridges, removal of aberrant
frenulum, prevention of bridge collapse associated with tooth extraction, crown lengthening,
mucogingival tattoo, open interproximal space, gingival enlargement and exposure of teeth
that are not likely to erupt (Wennström and Pini Prato, 1997; McGuire, 1998).
The present chapter is presenting and discussing the clinical outcomes of several root
coverage techniques.
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