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Does Gingival Recession Require Surgical Treatment?

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 59; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.cden.2015.06.010

1558-0512

Hsun‐Liang Chan, Yong‐Hee P. Chun, Mark MacEachern, Thomas W. Oates,

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Gingival recession represents a clinical condition in adults frequently encountered in the general dental practice. Clinicians often face dilemmas of whether or not to treat such a condition surgically. An initial condensed literature search was performed using a combination of gingival recession and surgery controlled terms and keywords. An analysis of the search results highlights the limited understanding of the factors that guide the treatment of gingival recession. Understanding the cause, prognosis, and treatment of gingival recession continues to offer many unanswered questions and challenges in periodontics as we strive to provide the best care possible for our patients.