A Novel Connective Tissue Graft Harvesting Technique: The Ring Method
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PERIODONTICS & RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY, vol.39, no.3, pp.423-430, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 39 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2019
- Doi Number: 10.11607/prd.2736
- Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PERIODONTICS & RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.423-430
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No
Abstract
The aim of these case reports was to introduce a simplified novel connective tissue graft (CTG) harvesting technique, the ring method, which could be used in the maxillary tuberosity area in particular. A special CTG harvesting punch was fabricated to obtain a ring-shaped CTG that had a uniform thickness. The ring graft was then used for pen-implant soft tissue augmentation with successful clinical outcomes. The ring method is a technically insensitive and minimally invasive surgical procedure that provides a certain amount of CTG for various periodontal plastic surgical interventions.