Assessment of various treatment modalities for isolated gingival recession defect - A retrospective study

Abstract

Esthetic demands among the patients have increased markedly over the past few years. The Gingival recession is one of the prime esthetic concerns, and there are various treatment modalities in managing recession defects. Most often, esthetic outcomes following root coverage procedures are not assessed. Thus the current article aims to determine the aesthetic outcome following various treatment modalities for root coverage procedures using Recession Esthetic Score (RES).  In the present study, seventeen patients with Miller Class I, II and III recession defects treated with root coverage procedures were evaluated retrospectively. Esthetic outcomes were assessed using the root coverage esthetic score (RES) postoperatively. Among 17 managed recession sites, 6(35%) had complete root coverage. Three of six patients who attained complete root coverage had a perfect score (RES-10). Free Gingival Graft showed better root coverage and recession esthetic score (RES); however, there was no significant association between root coverage, RES and various treatment modalities used for recession coverage (p>0.05).