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. 2018 Oct 2;2018(10):CD007161. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007161.pub3

Paolantonio 1997.

Methods RCT, parallel design, 2 treatment groups, 60 months' duration
Participants 70 individuals, 38 females, aged 25 to 48 years, with 1 Miller Class I or II buccal gingival recession of at least 3 mm
Interventions 1. SCTG + double papilla flap
2. FGG
Outcomes GRC*(1)
KTC
SCRC
PCRC
MRC
(Manual probe)
Notes Practice‐based
Unpublished data were included following contact with author
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Coin toss
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Method not reported
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Information not reported
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk All measurements were performed by 1 examiner aware of the type of surgical procedure
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk All patients completed the follow‐up period
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Evidence of selective reporting of outcomes was not detected
Other bias Low risk Evidence of other bias was not detected