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The parameters measured were plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), probing pocket depth (PPD), clinical attachment level (CAL), horizontal gingival recession (HGR), vertical gingival recession (VGR), width of attached gingiva (WAG), width of keratinised gingiva (WKG), gingival thickness-mid buccal (GTMB), and gingival thickness interdental papilla (GTIP). Postsurgical discomfort level (PSDL), hypersensitivity score (HS), and patient esthetic score (PES) were recorded using visual analog scale (VAS). The PI, GI, PPD, CAL, HGR, VGR, WAG, WKG, GTMB, and GTIP were assessed at pretreatment (baseline) and 1-, 3-, and 6-month posttreatment. The PSDL, HS, and PES were assessed at baseline, day 10, 1, 3, and 6-month posttreatment.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>P and T with PRF and CTG resulted in root coverage of 73.75% \u00b1 7.80% and 70.83% \u00b18.26%, respectively. Patient response and acceptance for the surgical treatment modality showed less discomfort and better esthetics in Group I as compared to Group II.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PRF treated sites were comparable to the gold standard CTG with better patient acceptance and a lesser invasive approach in terms of graft procurement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ccd.ccd_749_20","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,29]],"date-time":"2022-12-29T10:38:43Z","timestamp":1672310323000},"page":"217-226","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Comparative Evaluation of Platelet-Rich Fibrin versus Connective Tissue Grafting in Treatment of Gingival Recession Using Pouch and Tunnel Technique"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Vatsala","family":"Chandra","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vivek Kumar","family":"Bains","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rajesh","family":"Jhingran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ruchi","family":"Srivastava","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rohit","family":"Madan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-5-20240901","first-page":"77","article-title":"The tunnel technique in the periodontal plastic treatment of multiple adjacent gingival recession defects: A review","volume":"4","author":"Salama","year":"2008","journal-title":"Inside Dent"},{"key":"R2-5-20240901","first-page":"216","article-title":"Use of the supraperiosteal envelope in soft tissue grafting for root coverage. 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