CONTEMPORARY ESTHETIC PERIODONTICS
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Figures 15a and 15b. Clinical photographs of recipient and donor sites 1 week after surgery
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Figures 16a and 16b. Clinical photographs of recipient site 3 weeks( A) & 6 weeks( B) after surgery
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Figures 17a and 17b.. Clinical photograph of recipient site preoperative and 5 months post-surgery
present( Fig. 15). At the 3- and 6-week follow-ups the surgical area was irrigated gently with 0.12 % chlorhexidine and plaque surrounding the FPD was removed with Q-tips soaked in chlorhexidine( Fig. 16 A and Fig. 16 B). At the 5 month follow up, the patient reported no gingival discomfort when brushing the maxillary right posterior region. The clinical examination revealed a deepened vestibule and gain in attached and keratinized gingiva around the FPD abutments # 16 & # 14 and facial aspect of the pontic. The probing depths ranged from 1-3mm surrounding the FPD with no BOP( Fig. 17 B, Table 1). Conclusion In cases with lack of keratinized attached gingiva, the results of the present case report indicate that a free gingival graft which deepened the vestibule and created a wide band of attached keratinized gingiva can aid in reducing discomfort during oral hygiene practices by the patient.
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