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Pretreatment.
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Implantology at SGT Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Gurgaon with a chief complaint of sensitivity in her upper front teeth. On examination it was seen that the patient had generalized recession particularly in relation to the maxillary anterior teeth from the left to the right maxillary canines (Figure 1). It was diagnosed to be Miller's class I recession with no interdental dental bone loss (Figure 2).
Pretreatment radiographs.
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Implantology at SGT Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Gurgaon with a chief complaint of sensitivity in her upper front teeth. On examination it was seen that the patient had generalized recession particularly in relation to the maxillary anterior teeth from the left to the right maxillary canines (Figure 1). It was diagnosed to be Miller's class I recession with no interdental dental bone loss (Figure 2).
Partial thickness flap elevated.
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Sparing the interdental papilla a partial thickness flap was raised from the left maxillary canine to the right maxillary canine (Figure 3).
10 days postoperative.
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Sutures were removed at 10 days postoperatively (Figure 4), and the patient was examined every week for the first one month and every month for the following year.
One year postoperative.
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Almost complete root coverage has been achieved in all the teeth which appears to be stable at the end of one year (Figure 5).