Clinical Outcomes of Periodontal Surgery Following Crown Reduction for Malocclusion-Associated Gingival Recession in Cats.

Researchers compared crown reduction alone with crown reduction plus periodontal surgery for treating gingival recession caused by malocclusion in cats, finding that adjunctive surgery achieved significantly better clinical attachment level improvement and higher overall success rates than crown reduction alone.

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