The Coronally Advanced Flap: The Past, the Present, and the Future
The story of the coronally advanced flap is the story of periodontal evolution. What began as a predictable root-coverage technique has become a comprehensive surgical philosophy-applicable to esthetic recession, regeneration, and implant rehabilitation. The future? Reconstructive bone surgery with less surgical burden for patients.
Authors
- Massimo De Sanctis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5915-566X)
- Martina Stefanini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9154-637X)
- Giovanni Zucchelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6471-039X)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Periodontal Research
- Published
- 2026-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jre.70185
- Primary Topic
- Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00