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| Year : 2013 | Volume
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The diverse roles of soft-tissue grafts in creating perioesthetics
Jaisika Rajpal1, Aakash Arora2, Jagriti Gupta3, Ruchika Prasad4
1 Department of Periodontology, Subharti Dental College, Meerut, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Subharti Dental College, Meerut, India
3 Department of Oral Pathology, Sardar Patel Dental College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
4 Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnosis, Sardar Patel Dental College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Jaisika Rajpal
45/A, Aashirwad Bhawan, Beside Maittri Niwas Guest House, Krishna Nagar, Kanpur Road, Lucknow - 226 023, Uttar Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2231-6027.122117
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As patients become increasingly aware of the esthetic potential through cosmetic dentistry, there is an increasing demand for smile makeovers with perioplastic surgeries. When gum tissue recedes due to periodontal disease, it pulls away from the teeth. Periodontal plastic surgery procedures can restore some coverage and dramatically improve a person's smile. Soft-tissue grafts and other root coverage procedures cover exposed roots and restore healthy gum tissue. This will reduce further bone loss and recession, make the tooth less sensitive, protect the root from root cavities and look more natural when you smile. In this paper, the scope of periodontal plastic surgery with the use of soft-tissue autografts has been outlined to aid the dental team in the proper diagnosis and treatment of the esthetic dental case. |
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