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Volume 41 , Issue 2
March/April 2021
Pages e37–e44

Modified Free Gingival Graft Technique for Root Coverage at Mandibular Incisors: A Case Series

Olivier Carcuac, DDS, MSD, PhD/Jan Derks, DDS, MSD, PhD

PMID: 33819324
DOI: 10.11607/prd.5398

Numerous surgical techniques for root coverage have been suggested with different degrees of success, as assessed by the proportion of complete root coverage. Mandibular incisors, teeth with a high frequency of gingival recession defects (GRDs), were associated with the least favorable outcomes due to unfavorable anatomical conditions. In the present series of three cases, a modified version of the free gingival graft technique for the purpose of root coverage at mandibular incisors is illustrated. The purpose of the modification of the original technique was to achieve improved blood supply from the recipient site to the graft, with the ultimate aim of enhancing predictability and outcomes of the procedure. In all included cases, complete or almost complete root coverage was achieved at challenging GRDs in the mandibular incisor area.

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