Periodontal Plastic Surgery: The Past, the Present, the Future
Francesco Cairo, Giovan Paolo Pini Prato · 2026
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Francesco Cairo and Giovan Paolo Pini Prato traced in 2026 more than forty years of periodontal plastic surgery, the gum surgery that reshapes tissue around teeth. What began as a narrow specialty has grown into a shared concern within gum care. The authors refuse a tidy split between old and new, since techniques and patients keep changing. They read the history through operations, aims, and research methods.
Early work prized a wide band of firm gum tissue, and free gum grafts became the standard way to build it, with stable results over time. The 1980s brought grafts of connective tissue tucked under a flap, giving the graft blood supply from two sides and improving coverage of exposed roots. Later refinements widened the options further, including flaps advanced over the root without an extra graft. The survey maps why each era favoured its own tools.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Francesco Cairo, Giovan Paolo Pini Prato |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |