Clinical Comparison of the Volumetric Changes in Single Pontic Site Development through Connective Tissue Grafting Using Modified Pouch Technique versus Pouch Technique in the Maxillary Esthetic Zone: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Figure 3

Clinical photographs showing modified pouch technique in test group. (a) Sibert class I ridge defect in the site of missing upper left central incisor, (b) modified pouch with the vertical incision beyond the mucogingival junction, (c) insertion of the connective tissue graft into the pouch from the vertical incision using positioning suture, and (d) final bridge was delivered after 6 months.

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