Reino 2012.
Methods | RCT, split‐mouth design, 2 treatment groups, 6 months' duration | |
Participants | 12 individuals (heavy smokers ‐ 20 or more cigarettes per day for more than 5 years), 10 females, aged 35 to 50 years, with 2 bilateral Miller Class I or II buccal gingival recessions of at least 3 mm | |
Interventions | 1. SCTG + CAF (extended flap) 2. SCTG + CAF |
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Outcomes | SCRC PCRC MRC (Automated controlled force probe and manual probe) |
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Notes | University/hospital‐based and supported by the State of São Paulo Research Foundation, São Paulo, Brazil | |
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) | Unclear risk | Baseline and follow‐up means regarding recession depth, clinical attachment level and keratinized tissue width were not reported in the study |
Other bias | Low risk | Evidence of other bias was not detected |