Effectiveness of Human Placental Allograft for Root Coverage: A 5-Year Case Series on Clinical and Esthetic Outcomes.

Effectiveness of Human Placental Allograft for Root Coverage: A 5-Year Case Series on Clinical and Esthetic Outcomes. Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2020 Septmeber/Oct;40(5):749-756R Authors: Aimetti M, Benfenati SP, De Angelis N, Romano F, Pallotti S, Kim DM, Nevins M Abstract This investigation was designed to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of human placental allograft in root coverage procedures in terms of clinical and esthetic outcomes. Thirteen patients with 28 maxillary or mandibular recession defects > 4 mm deep were reexamined at 6 months and 5 years postoperatively. Overall, mean percentage of root coverage decreased from 65.58% ± 16.45% to 49.75% ± 19.40% with a greater stability of the gingival margin in the mandible. At 5 years, 18 sites maintained at least 2 mm of keratinized tissue. Gingival color and texture blended well with adjacent soft tissue area in 78.6% of treated sites. PMID: 32926005 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry - Category: Dentistry Tags: Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent Source Type: research