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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · European Journal of General Dentistry 2012; 1(01): 10-14
DOI: 10.4103/2278-9626.101347
Review Article

Treatment of localized gingival recessions with free gingival graft

Mehmet Sağlam
Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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Serhat Köseoğlu
Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey
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Abstract

Mucogingival therapy is a general term describing nonsurgical and surgical treatment procedures for the correction of defects in morphology, position, and/or amount of soft tissue and underlying bony support around teeth and dental implants. The free gingival graft is a reliable mucogingival surgical procedure for increasing the zone of attached gingiva at the buccal or lingual aspect of a single tooth, or groups of teeth, or for covering areas of gingival recession. In this review; using free gingival grafts for treating localized gingival recessions have been outlined in the light of current knowledge.


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Keywords

Free gingival graft - gingiva - gingival recession - mucogingival surgery

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There are no conflicts of interest.

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Dr. Mehmet Sağlam
Department of Periodontology, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Dentistry
Izmir
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01 November 2021

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  • 2 Pini Prato G. Mucogingival deformities. Ann Periodontol 1999;4:98-101.
  • 3 Camargo PM, Melnick PR, Kenney EB. The use of free gingival grafts for aesthetic purposes. Periodontol 2000 2001;27:72-96.
  • 4 Itoiz MA, Carranza FA Jr. The normal periodontium: The gingiva. In: Carranza FA Jr, Newman MG, editors. Glickman′s clinical periodontology. 8th ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1996. p. 12-29.
  • 5 Fiorellini JP, Kim DM, Ishikawa SO. The normal periodontium: The gingiva. In: Newman MG, Takei HH, Carranza FA, editors. Carranza′s clinical periodontology. Philedelphia; London; New York; St Louis; Sydney; Toronto: W.B Saunders Company; 2006. p. 47.
  • 6 Remya V, Kishore Kumar K, Sudharsan S, Arun KV. Free gingival graft in the treatment of class III gingival recession. Indian J Dent Res 2008;19:247-52.
  • 7 Miyasato M, Crigger M, Egelberg J. Gingival condition in areas of minimal and appreciable width of keratinized gingival. J Clin Periodontol 1977;4:200-9.
  • 8 Goldstein M, Brayer L, Schwartz Z. A critical evaluation of methods for root coverage. Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 1996;7:87-98.
  • 9 Bouchard P, Malet J, Borghetti A. Decision-making in aesthetics: Root coverage revisited. Periodontol 2000 2001;27:97-120.
  • 10 Dibart S, Karima M. Free gingival autograft. In: Serge Dibart, editor. Practical plastic periodontal surgery. Oxford: Blackwell Munksgaard; 2006. p. 23.
  • 11 Agudio G, Nieri M, Rotundo R, Cortellini P, Pini Prato G. Free gingival grafts to increase keratinized tissue: A retrospective long-term evaluation (10 to 25 years) of outcomes. J Periodontol 2008;79:587- 94.
  • 12 Wennström JL, Pini Prato GP. Mucogingival therapy. In: Lindhe J, Karring T, Lang NP, editors. Clinical periodontology and implant dentistry. 5 th ed. Copenhagen: Munksgaard; 2008. p. 990.
  • 13 Roccuzzo M, Bunino M, Needleman I, Sanz M. Periodontal plastic surgery for treatment of localized gingival recessions: A systematic review. J Clin Periodontol 2002;29:178-94.
  • 14 Oates TW, Robinson M, Gunsolley JC. Surgical therapies for the treatment of gingival recession. A systematic review. Ann Periodontol 2003;8:303-20.
  • 15 Maynard JG. Coronally positioning of a previously placed autogenous gingival graft. J Periodontol 1977;48:151-5.
  • 16 Miller PD Jr. Root coverage with the free gingival graft. Factors associated with incomplete coverage. J Periodontol 1987;58:674-81.
  • 17 Silva CO, Ribeiro Edel P, Sallum AW, Tatakis DN. Free gingival grafts: Graft shrinkage and donor-site healing in smokers and non-smokers. J Periodontol 2010;81:692-701.
  • 18 Pack AR, Gaudie WM, Jennings AM. Bony exostosis as a sequela to free gingival grafting: two case reports. J Periodontol 1991;62:269- 71.
  • 19 Otero-Cagide FJ, Singer DL, Hoover JN. Exostosis associated with autogenous gingival grafts: A report of 9 cases. J Periodontol 1996;67:611-6.

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