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- Title
Sutures vs. adhesives: two fixation methods for free gingival grafts. A six-year follow-up study.
- Authors
Jaeger, U.; Andreoni, C.; Kopp, F. R.; Strub, J. R.
- Abstract
The article presents a research which compares the relative effectiveness of sutures and adhesives for fixing free autogenous gingival grafts on the basis of six-year postoperative clinical and biometrical data. 14 patients, as reported, were included in the study and 28 free autogenous gingival grafts were placed buccally around contralateral pairs of their teeth that had 1 mm or less of attached gingiva. According to the research, the pocket probing depth of adhesive grafts increased by 0.25 mm and that of sutured grafts increased by 0.32 mm after six years of surgery. The research concludes that, there was no statistically significant differences between suture and adhesive grafts for pocket probing depth, recession and shrinkage.
- Subjects
DENTAL adhesives; SUTURES; GINGIVA; DENTAL research; TEETH; QUANTITATIVE research; THERAPEUTICS; DENTAL care; MEDICAL sciences
- Publication
Quintessence International, 1987, Vol 18, Issue 10, p691
- ISSN
0033-6572
- Publication type
Article