Oral Health and Dental Management

Department of Dental Surgery, Air Force Dental Centre, New Delhi, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Management of Inadequate Attached Gingiva and Vestibular Depth by Combination of Free Mucosal Graft and Modified Apically Repositioned Flap Surgery: A Case Series with 3 Years Follow Up
  Author(s): Navneet Sheokand*, Mohinder Panwar, Manab Kosala, Oliver Jacob, Sumidha Bansal, Vishvnathe Udayshankar and Lalit Janjani
  
  Introduction: Attached gingiva plays very important role in maintaining long term periodontal health in relation to teeth. Although literature is divided on the issue of minimum requirement of attached gingiva in relation to a tooth, Lang and Loe in 1972 mentioned that 2 mm keratinized gingiva out of which 1 mm is attached is considered adequate. There are various surgical modalities to increase amount of keratinized gingiva with MARF being the latest addition. Objectives: To evaluate the combined effect of Free Mucosal Graft (FMG) and Modified Apically Repositioned Flap (MARF) Surgery in cases with inadequate keratinized gingiva, gingival recession and shallow vestibule. Methodology: 10 Patients with Millers Class III and IV recession, inadequate width of keratinized gingiva and shallow vestibule were included in .. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2247-2452.23.22.1036

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