Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3116685 | American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
This clinical report describes the diagnosis and the management of isolated-type recession defects of complex etiology in 2 healthy postorthodontic patients. The lesions were confined to 1 mandibular incisor and were associated with an abnormal buccolingual inclination of the affected tooth despite a lingual retainer made with a round stainless steel twisted wire. After careful questioning, it was determined that the recession defects were indirect effects of habitual onychophagia. The concomitant fingernail-biting habit and the lingual bonded retainer led to the indirect development of bone dehiscence and, consequently, gingival recession.
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Authors
Giulio Alessandri Bonetti, Serena Incerti Parenti, Giovanni Zucchelli,