Clinical Evaluation of Coronally Advanced Lingual Flap for Maintaining Primary Wound Closure over Titanium Mesh After Guided Bone Regeneration: A Randomized Control Trial
Abstract:Purpose: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of the coronally advanced lingual flap (CALF) technique in terms of the extent of lingual and buccal flap advancement, the maintenance of primary wound closure, and safety in comparison to buccal flap advancement alone during horizontal ridge augmentation in the posterior mandible. Materials and Methods: A total of 14 patients were randomly allocated to two different groups: buccal flap advancement without the CALF technique (control), referred to as the NO-CALF group… Show more
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