Abstract
Gingival recession is defined as the apical migration of the gingival margin beyond
the cementenamel junction (CEJ). This results in the exposure of tooth roots which
is aesthetically unpleasing and can also result in tooth hypersensitivity. A number
of surgical procedures have been used to obtain root coverage. The aim of the present
article was to evaluate the coverage of labial gingival recession defects with coronally
advanced flap procedure in two cases with labial gingival recession.
Two male patients (32 year and 52 year old) were treated for root coverage with coronally
advanced flap in maxillary right first molar (16), second premolar (15) and maxillary
left incisor (22) and canine (23) region respectively.
In both the cases, root coverage of the labial recession defects was observed.
Keywords
Recession - Coronally advanced flap - Root coverage