This study aimed to compare the use of connective tissue grafts (CTG) and platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) associated with the tunnel technique (TT) for the treatment of multiple gingival recessions (GR).

Undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) is a condition in which a patient's symptoms don't quite meet the "criteria" (the markers or indicators doctors use to make a diagnosis) of a ...

In fact, as many as a quarter of all patients seen by rheumatologists have UCTD. It does not mean that a doctor does not know what to call the condition, it just means that some or all of the clinical ...

The diagnosis, treatment and management of systemic sclerosis (SSc) remains challenging, owing to the complexity of this disease. In this Perspective, an international group of experts discuss the ...

The objective of this study was to determine whether collagen matrix (CM) is an alternative to connective tissue graft technique (CTG) in the treatment of multiple gingival recessions (GR). The ...

In another area, autoantibodies, prominent in many autoimmune diseases, are potential causes of cellular dysfunction. Distinguishing among the protective, pathogenic, and neutral role of ...

uq.edu.au The fascial system builds a three-dimensional continuum of soft, collagen-containing, loose and dense fibrous connective tissue that permeates the body and enables all body systems to ...

Share on Pinterest The skin consists of multiple layers: the epidermis, the dermis, and the subcutaneous layer, which includes fat and important connective tissue. The body stores fat in the ...

unipd.it Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), which can arise from a broad spectrum of distinct aetiologies, can manifest as a pulmonary complication of an underlying autoimmune and connective tissue ...

For example, LifeCell (The Woodlands, TX) develops tissue grafts for transplantation and the preservation of transfusable blood products. The company has developed engineered porcine heart valves ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a type of autoimmune disease in which your body attacks healthy joint tissue. Common symptoms of RA include morning stiffness and joint pain, typically in the same ...