Gingival recession (GR) is a common dental condition. Root coverage procedures (RCPs) aim to restore the gingival margin to its original position and maximize root surface coverage. The impact of surgeon experience on surgical outcomes has not been systematically evaluated....
✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable change — this article is a dental/oral surgery study with no relevance to audiology or hearing health practice.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
This article has no relevance to the audiology field; it appears to have been included in this feed in error.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Study investigates surgeon experience and outcomes for three root coverage procedures for RT1 gingival (gum) recession.
- 02This is a dental and oral surgery topic with no hearing-health component.
- 03No audiology-relevant findings, populations, or interventions are described.
- 04Article appears to have been included in this audiology feed in error.
- 05Audiologists, hearing specialists, and hearing researchers have no applicable takeaway.
✦ Research metadata ✦
- PMID
- 42213286
- DOI
- 10.1186/s40902-026-00514-y.
- Journal
- Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- na
- Population
- Patients undergoing root coverage procedures for RT1 gingival recession
- Intervention
- Three root coverage surgical procedures for RT1 gingival recession performed by surgeons of varying experience levels
- Comparator
- Comparison across three procedure types and surgeon experience levels
Primary outcomes
Root coverage outcomes by surgeon experience level; Comparative outcomes across three gingival recession procedures