Effect of post-surgical flap position on soft tissue regrowth and keratinized tissue increase following fibre retention osseous resective surgery: a 6-month randomized study with multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this randomized split-mouth study was to assess the influence of primary flap position on the amount of coronal soft tissue regrowth and keratinized tissue (KT) 6 months after osseous resective surgery with fiber retention technique (FibReORS).

Materials and methods

Two contralateral posterior sextants in 16 patients were treated with FibReORS and randomly assigned to flap positioning either 2 mm below the bone crest (apical group) or at the level of bone crest (crestal group). Clinical parameters were recorded at 1, 3 and 6 months and patient-related outcomes during the first two post-operative weeks.

Results

Healing period was uneventful. Patient's discomfort was similar in both groups. The overall soft tissue rebound was higher in the apical t

SUBMITTER: Piccoli GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10332078 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature