One-Year Clinical Evaluation of the Horizontal Mattress Sling Suture for Aesthetic Crown Lengthening.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In aesthetic crown lengthening (ACL) surgery, conventional suturing techniques, such as interrupted or vertical mattress sutures, involve piercing both buccal and palatal tissues. This preliminary case series introduces a new suturing approach, "the horizontal mattress sling suture" (HMSS), that eliminates the need to pierce palatal tissues and thus avoids the requirement for palatal anesthesia.

Clinical consideration

Three healthy patients with excessive gingival display sought treatment at the Department of Periodontics at the University of Jordan. ACL surgery was performed following comprehensive dental and radiographic examinations, as well as periodontal prophylaxis. The HMSS, which combines the horizontal mattress and sling suture techniques, was employed

SUBMITTER: Kasabreh NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723188 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature