Periodontal plastic surgery using free gingival graft

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Displacement of the gingival soft tissue margin apical to the cementoenamel junction is named gingival recession.

Multiple factors could lead to gingival recession such as mechanical trauma, inflammatory reaction of the gingiva, and orthodontic treatment; if the tooth is moved out of the alveolar bone envelope leading to alveolar dehiscence.

Identifying and controlling the etiological factors are key to successful treatment.

The management of gingival recession range from conservative monitoring to surgery.

A nineteen-year-old female patient with Miller’s Class II recession in lower left central incisor (tooth number 31) was treated by free gingival graft surgery.