Conventional mucogingival surgery is more effective than guided tissue regeneration in root coverage procedures
Original Article
Al-Hamdan K, Eber R, Sarment D, Kowalski C, Wang H-L. Guided tissue regeneration-based root coverage: meta analysis. J Periodontol 2003;74(10):1520-33.
Level of Evidence
2a
Purpose
To determine whether guided tissue regeneration (GTR) provides improved clinical outcomes compared to conventional mucogingival surgery for root coverage procedures
Source of Funding
University of Michigan Periodontal Graduate Student Research Fund
Type of Study/Design
Systematic analysis
Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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