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Volume 37 , Issue 3
May/June 2017
Pages 363–369

Use of the Modified Apically Repositioned Flap Technique to Create Attached Gingiva in Areas of No Keratinized Tissue: A Clinical and Histologic Evaluation

Joćo Carnio, DDS, MS/Paulo M. Camargo, DDS, MS, MBA/Perry R. Klokkevold, DDS, MS/Yi-Ling Lin, DDS, DMSc/Flavia Q. Pirih, DDS, PhD

PMID: 28402347
DOI: 10.11607/prd.2824

The complete absence of keratinized attached gingiva on the buccal surface of a tooth can make the area more susceptible to gingival recession. The modified apically repositioned flap (MARF) technique is an effective procedure to increase the dimensions of attached gingiva in areas that present with some existing keratinized tissue. The objective of this case report is to present long-term clinical and histologic evidence that the MARF technique can be used to create attached gingiva in areas that lack keratinized tissue.

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