Connective tissue graft

In this technique, a deep graft is harvested from the palate and fixed to cover the recession, then the gingival tissue will be moved up to cover the graft. This technique is used in cases where esthetic is very important because the color of the healed tissue is exactly as adjacent tissue. Healing of donor site is faster than in case of free gingival graft because the superficial wound is much smaller. In both cases, healing of the palate will be completed in weeks and resemble that before surgery.

The surgery is done as follows:

   
 
Recession in upper left canine, 1st premolar, and 1st molar  

   
 
Flap is reflected and recipient site is prepared  

   
Connective tissue graft after harvesting from the palate  

   
The graft is sutured in place  

   
The flap is coronally positioned to cover the graft  

   
After 2 years of surgery, observe complete root coverage  

 
Before   After

Last Update
11/11/2008 3:41:04 AM