Successful treatment of osseous lesion associated with palatoradicular groove using local drug delivery and guided tissue regeneration: A report of two cases

Developmental grooves are not rare and often appear on maxillary lateral and central incisors and are an important predisposing factor to localized periodontal disease. Various techniques have been adopted to eliminate the groove and regenerate lost periodontium. This report of two cases describes t...

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Main Authors: Jayaprakash S Gadagi (Author), Sugumari Elavarasu (Author), Divya Ananda (Author), Thamaraiselvan Murugan (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Developmental grooves are not rare and often appear on maxillary lateral and central incisors and are an important predisposing factor to localized periodontal disease. Various techniques have been adopted to eliminate the groove and regenerate lost periodontium. This report of two cases describes the technique of using the local drug delivery system with chlorehexidine and the guided tissue regeneration (GTR) to control the disease progression and regeneration.
Item Description:0975-7406
0976-4879
10.4103/0975-7406.100258