Department of Stomatology II, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), UPV/EHU. Barrio Sarriena S/N, 48940, Leioa, Biscay, Spain.
Department of Nursing I, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Biscay, Spain.
BMC Oral Health. 2021 Mar 20;21(1):142. doi: 10.1186/s12903-021-01511-5.
Gingival recession is a common finding in the adult population. It is considered a challenge for clinicians to obtain a complete root coverage of Miller class III recession. The aim of this case series was to assess the outcomes achieved with the use of modified VISTA technique (m-VISTA) in patients having multiple Miller class III recessions after 6 months.
Ten patients (six women and four men; mean age: 53 years), who showed multiple Miller class III recessions (depth ≥ 2 mm) and who met the established inclusion and exclusion criteria, were treated by postgraduate students with the use of m-VISTA technique.
A total of 38 recessions were performed. The recessions were mainly located in the mandible (80%), which included six molars. The mean baseline recession was 3.12 mm. Post the intervention, a mean root coverage of 58.72% was achieved, with complete root coverage observed in 29% of the recessions.
m-VISTA may offer several advantages in the treatment of Miller class III gingival recession. Nevertheless, more clinical trials with a longer follow-up period are needed to arrive at a concrete conclusion about its advantages.
NCT03258996. Data registration: 08/18/2017.
牙龈退缩是成年人中常见的现象。对于临床医生来说，获得米勒 III 类牙龈退缩的完全根覆盖是一项挑战。本病例系列的目的是评估改良 VISTA 技术（m-VISTA）在 6 个月后出现多个米勒 III 类牙龈退缩的患者中获得的结果。
10 名患者（6 名女性和 4 名男性；平均年龄：53 岁）表现出多个米勒 III 类牙龈退缩（深度≥2mm），并符合既定的纳入和排除标准，由研究生使用 m-VISTA 技术进行治疗。
共进行了 38 次退缩治疗。退缩主要位于下颌（80%），其中包括 6 颗磨牙。基线时平均退缩深度为 3.12mm。干预后，平均根覆盖达到 58.72%，29%的退缩观察到完全根覆盖。
m-VISTA 可能在治疗米勒 III 类牙龈退缩方面具有多项优势。然而，需要更多具有更长随访期的临床试验来得出关于其优势的具体结论。
NCT03258996。数据注册：2017 年 8 月 18 日。
