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Volume 32 , Issue 1
February 2012
Pages 49-58

Efficacy of Micronized Acellular Dermal Graft for Use in Interproximal Papillae Regeneration

Nico C. Geurs, DDS, MS/Alain H. Romanos, DDS, MS/Philip J. Vassilopoulos, DDS/Michael S. Reddy, DMD, DMSc

PMID: 22254225
DOI: 10.11607/prd.00.1036

The aim of this study was to evaluate interdental papillary reconstruction based on a micronized acellular dermal matrix allograft technique. Thirty-eight papillae in 12 patients with esthetic complaints of insufficient papillae were evaluated. Decreased gingival recession values were found postoperatively (P < .001). Chi-square analysis showed significantly higher postoperative Papilla Index values (chi-square = 43, P < .001), further supported by positive symmetry statistical analysis values (positive kappa and weighted kappa values). This procedure shows promise as a method for papillary reconstruction. (Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2012;32:49–58.)

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