BACKGROUND: The absence of the interdental papilla is a situation that may alter patients' esthetics. Recession of interproximal gingival tissues may be a consequence of periodontal disease, but in some cases it may also be a consequence of periodontal therapy, as a result of surgical or non-surgical procedures. METHODS: The authors present a new multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of migrated maxillary incisors presenting infrabony defects, extrusion, and loss of the interdental papilla. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The proposed clinical protocol may reconstruct the interproximal soft tissue, with esthetic improvement of the papillary level, together with resolution of the periodontal defects.
BACKGROUND: The absence of the interdental papilla is a situation that may alter patients' esthetics. Recession of interproximal gingival tissues may be a consequence of periodontal disease, but in some cases it may also be a consequence of periodontal therapy, as a result of surgical or non-surgical procedures. METHODS: The authors present a new multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of migrated maxillary incisors presenting infrabony defects, extrusion, and loss of the interdental papilla. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The proposed clinical protocol may reconstruct the interproximal soft tissue, with esthetic improvement of the papillary level, together with resolution of the periodontal defects.
Authors: Birgit Rath-Deschner; Andressa V B Nogueira; Svenja Beisel-Memmert; Marjan Nokhbehsaim; Sigrun Eick; Joni A Cirelli; James Deschner; Andreas Jäger; Anna Damanaki Journal: Clin Oral Investig Date: 2021-05-23 Impact factor: 3.606