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Thus, the purpose of this clinical trial was to compare root coverage, postoperative morbidity, and esthetic outcomes of subepithelial connective tissue graft (SCTG) technique with or without the use of a surgical microscope in the treatment of gingival recessions.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> In this split\u2010mouth study, twenty\u2010four patients with bilateral Miller's Class I or II buccal gingival recessions \u22652.0 mm in canines or premolars were selected. Gingival recessions were randomly designated to receive treatment with SCTG with or without the assistance of the surgical microscope (test and control groups, respectively). Clinical parameters evaluated included the following: depth (RH) and width (RW) of the gingival defect, width (WKT) and thickness (TKT) of keratinized tissue, probing depth (PD), and clinical attachment level (CAL). Postoperative morbidity was evaluated by means of an analog visual scale and questionnaire. Patient satisfaction was also evaluated with a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were expressed as mean \u00b1 SD. Repeated\u2010measures analysis of variance was used for examination of differences regarding PD, CAL, and TKT. The Wilcoxon test was used to detect differences between groups and the Friedman test to detect differences within group regarding WKT, RH, and RW.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> The average percentages of root coverage for test and control treatments, after 12 months, were 98.0% and 88.3%, respectively (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;0.05). Complete root coverage was achieved in 87.5% and 58.3% of teeth treated in test and control groups, respectively. For all parameters except recession height, there was an improvement in the final examination but without difference between treatments. For the RH, a lower value was found in the test group compared to the control group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;0.05). In the test group, all patients were satisfied with the esthetics obtained, and 19 patients (79.1%) were satisfied in the control group. For postoperative morbidity, 14 patients in each of the two treatment groups did not use analgesics for pain control.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> Both approaches were capable of producing root coverage; however, use of the surgical microscope was associated with additional clinical benefits in the treatment of teeth with gingival recessions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.2011.110202","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,8,27]],"date-time":"2011-08-27T00:31:44Z","timestamp":1314405104000},"page":"721-730","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":47,"title":["Surgical Microscope May Enhance Root Coverage With Subepithelial Connective Tissue Graft: A Randomized\u2010Controlled Clinical Trial"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"83","author":[{"given":"Sandro","family":"Bittencourt","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"\u00c9rica","family":"Del Peloso 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