COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORONALLY ADVANCED FLAP ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH PLATELET-RICH FIBRIN MEMBRANE FOR TREATMENT OF GINGIVAL RECESSIONS

Purpose: To compare the effectiveness between the coronally advanced flap alone and in combination with a platelet-rich fibrin membrane for the treatment of gingival recessions Miller class I and II. Materials and methods: 30 gingival recessions Miller Class I /II were surgically treated randomly d...

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Main Authors: Dimitar Dimitrov, Denislav Emilov, Ivan Ivanov, Antoaneta Mlachkova
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Published: Peytchinski Publishing 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2025/issue1/2025vol31-issue1-6085-6090.pdf
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author Dimitar Dimitrov
Denislav Emilov
Ivan Ivanov
Antoaneta Mlachkova
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Denislav Emilov
Ivan Ivanov
Antoaneta Mlachkova
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description Purpose: To compare the effectiveness between the coronally advanced flap alone and in combination with a platelet-rich fibrin membrane for the treatment of gingival recessions Miller class I and II. Materials and methods: 30 gingival recessions Miller Class I /II were surgically treated randomly divided into 2 groups: 15 recessions in the test group (CAF + PRF) and 15 recessions in the control group (CAF). Before the surgical intervention and on the 6th month postoperatively, the following clinical parameters were evaluated: depth (RD) and width (RW) of gingival recession, probing pocket depth (PPD), clinical attachment level (CAL), amount of keratinized gingiva (KTH) and gingival thickness (GT). In the 6th month, the achieved mean root coverage in percentage (MRC, %) was evaluated. Results: A similar success of both techniques was demonstrated in terms of achieved MRC % - 88.44 % ± 16.99 % in the CAF + PRF group vs. 84.44% ± 20.38% in the CAF group (p = 0.56), as well as in the improvement of the following parameters: RD, RW, PPD, CAL and KTH. The additional use of PRF membrane to CAF resulted in a statistically significant increase in gingival thickness when the results were assessed 6 months after the surgical treatment of the recessions in the CAF + PRF group compared to CAF - a mean increase of 0.32 mm vs. 0.06 mm (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Combining CAF with PRF membrane is a more effective approach to increase soft tissue thickness and achieve stable root coverage to maintain periodontal health in patients with sufficient keratinized gingiva in gingival recessions Miller class I and II.
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spelling doaj-art-680cfb8899b640759fc80cc3cf8a436f2025-08-20T01:50:14ZengPeytchinski PublishingJournal of IMAB1312-773X2025-03-013116088609010.5272/jimab.2025311.6085COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORONALLY ADVANCED FLAP ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH PLATELET-RICH FIBRIN MEMBRANE FOR TREATMENT OF GINGIVAL RECESSIONSDimitar Dimitrov0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5903-8033Denislav Emilov1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7378-5238Ivan Ivanov2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1048-6740Antoaneta Mlachkova3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8381-8040Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University – Sofia, Bulgaria.Purpose: To compare the effectiveness between the coronally advanced flap alone and in combination with a platelet-rich fibrin membrane for the treatment of gingival recessions Miller class I and II. Materials and methods: 30 gingival recessions Miller Class I /II were surgically treated randomly divided into 2 groups: 15 recessions in the test group (CAF + PRF) and 15 recessions in the control group (CAF). Before the surgical intervention and on the 6th month postoperatively, the following clinical parameters were evaluated: depth (RD) and width (RW) of gingival recession, probing pocket depth (PPD), clinical attachment level (CAL), amount of keratinized gingiva (KTH) and gingival thickness (GT). In the 6th month, the achieved mean root coverage in percentage (MRC, %) was evaluated. Results: A similar success of both techniques was demonstrated in terms of achieved MRC % - 88.44 % ± 16.99 % in the CAF + PRF group vs. 84.44% ± 20.38% in the CAF group (p = 0.56), as well as in the improvement of the following parameters: RD, RW, PPD, CAL and KTH. The additional use of PRF membrane to CAF resulted in a statistically significant increase in gingival thickness when the results were assessed 6 months after the surgical treatment of the recessions in the CAF + PRF group compared to CAF - a mean increase of 0.32 mm vs. 0.06 mm (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Combining CAF with PRF membrane is a more effective approach to increase soft tissue thickness and achieve stable root coverage to maintain periodontal health in patients with sufficient keratinized gingiva in gingival recessions Miller class I and II.https://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2025/issue1/2025vol31-issue1-6085-6090.pdfgingival recessionsprf membranecoronally advanced flapgingival thicknesscomplete root coveragemean root coverage
spellingShingle Dimitar Dimitrov
Denislav Emilov
Ivan Ivanov
Antoaneta Mlachkova
COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORONALLY ADVANCED FLAP ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH PLATELET-RICH FIBRIN MEMBRANE FOR TREATMENT OF GINGIVAL RECESSIONS
Journal of IMAB
gingival recessions
prf membrane
coronally advanced flap
gingival thickness
complete root coverage
mean root coverage
title COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORONALLY ADVANCED FLAP ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH PLATELET-RICH FIBRIN MEMBRANE FOR TREATMENT OF GINGIVAL RECESSIONS
title_full COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORONALLY ADVANCED FLAP ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH PLATELET-RICH FIBRIN MEMBRANE FOR TREATMENT OF GINGIVAL RECESSIONS
title_fullStr COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORONALLY ADVANCED FLAP ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH PLATELET-RICH FIBRIN MEMBRANE FOR TREATMENT OF GINGIVAL RECESSIONS
title_full_unstemmed COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORONALLY ADVANCED FLAP ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH PLATELET-RICH FIBRIN MEMBRANE FOR TREATMENT OF GINGIVAL RECESSIONS
title_short COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORONALLY ADVANCED FLAP ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH PLATELET-RICH FIBRIN MEMBRANE FOR TREATMENT OF GINGIVAL RECESSIONS
title_sort comparison of the effectiveness of coronally advanced flap alone and in combination with platelet rich fibrin membrane for treatment of gingival recessions
topic gingival recessions
prf membrane
coronally advanced flap
gingival thickness
complete root coverage
mean root coverage
url https://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2025/issue1/2025vol31-issue1-6085-6090.pdf
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