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Evaluation of the awareness of gingival recession amongst patients who underwent root coverage treatment - A retrospective study
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VUNNAM SRI SAI CHARAN, NASHRA KAREEM, KIRAN KUMAR PANDURANGAN
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Gingival recession is defined as when “the location of the gingival margin is apical to the cemento-enamel junction
(CEJ)”. The prevalence, extent, and severity of gingival recession increases with age, with at least 40% of young
adults and up to 88% of older adults having at least one site with 1 mm or more of recession. Therapeutic
options for recessions have been well documented with a high degree of success. Soft tissue grafting procedures
represent one of the most common periodontal surgical procedures performed in the U.S. with periodontists
performing on average over 100 of these procedures per year. What is not so clear is the etiology of this
condition, the role of possible causative factors, and the need for treatment. With such a prevalent condition, it
becomes critical to discriminate when to treat such conditions and which require surgical intervention. Several
patients present with clinical findings such as gingival recession but not everyone is aware of the importance of
gingival recession treatment. In order to create awareness of the same, we must first quantitatively assess the
main complaint of patients undergoing root coverage treatment. Undergoing root coverage treatment may not
necessarily mean that patients report with the complaint of gingival recession. Therefore, the aim of this study
was to evaluate the awareness of gingival recession amongst patients who underwent root coverage treatment.
The study included 40 patients who underwent root coverage treatment. The data was collected and recorded
from Saveetha dental college and hospital. It was found that out of 40 patients who underwent root coverage
treatment, only 8 patients had reported with the chief complaint of gingival recession and wanted it to be treated.
Hence to conclude, the results of the present study are useful for generating hypotheses for further research in
order to create awareness about the importance of root coverage treatment.
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Awareness, Gingival recession, root coverage treatment, periodontitis
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.01.187
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