Table 1.

Description of patients who attended the study, including recessions depth (in mm) before and after the surgery. Recession type following Cairo et al. [17].

						Recession Depth
Patient Number	Gender	Age	Tooth Number	Bonded Lingual Retainer Removal	Recession Type	First Examination (mm)	After Surgery	Improvement (%)
							(mm)
1	Male	37	32	no	1	6	1	83.33
2	Male	30	41	no	2	3	0.5	83.33
3	Male	27	41	no	1	5	3	40
4	Female	30	31	no	1	4	2.5	37.5
5	Female	25	31	no	2	4	3	25
6	Female	42	31	no	2	4	3	25
7	Male	28	31	no	1	4	2	50
8	Female	25	31	no	1	4	3	25
9	Female	28	31	no	1	4	3	25
10	Female	32	41	yes	1	4	0	100
11	Female	56	41	yes	2	6	1.5	75
12	Female	30	41	yes	2	4	1	75
13	Male	31	41	yes	2	5	0.5	90
14	Male	43	31	yes	2	6	1	83.33
15	Male	24	32	yes	1	3	0	100