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Clinical efficacy of laterally closed tunnel with subepithelial connective tissue graft versus tunneling technique with subepithelial connective tissue graft in isolated recession type 2 : |bRandomized clinical trial
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Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to identify the effectiveness of laterally closed tunnel technique versus modified coronally advanced tunneling technique in the treatment of RT 2 gingival recession. Methodology: The current randomized controlled clinical trial included in 26 patients, patients were randomly divided into two groups: Either the control group - Modified Coronally Advanced Tunneling (MCAT) with connective tissue graft (SCTG), or test group - Laterally Closed Tunnel (LCT) with SCTG. Clinical parameters (recession depth reduction, recession depth, recession width, probing depth, clinical attachment level, keratinized tissue width, gingival phenotype, and percentage of root coverage) were assessed at baseline, 3 and 6 months. Pain scores were also evaluated for the first 7 days postoperatively, while root coverage esthetic score and patient satisfaction were evaluated after 6 months. Results: In the LCT group all outcomes showed statistical significance between baseline with 3 and 6 months respectively except for probing depth and percentage of root coverage that showed no statistical significance. Likewise, in the modified coronally advanced tunnel group all outcomes appear to be statistically significant at baseline with 3 and 6 months except for probing depth and root coverage percentage. When comparing between LCT and MCAT techniques, all outcomes showed non-statistically significant at all time points