Treatment Of Gingival Recession By Free Gingival Autograft : Two Cases Report

Gingival recession is defined as “Displacement of soft tissue margin apical to the cemento-enamel junction”. Gingival recessions require treatment for many reasons – impaired aesthetic appearance, root sensitivity, cervical caries or abrasion. Presence of gingival recession and gingival inflammation in areas with a lack or narrow band of attached gingiva is identified as a mucogingival problem. Periodontal plastic surgery procedures are performed to resolve these mucogingival problems. According to Miller, root coverage procedure is quite predictable and produces patient satisfaction. Present paper presents two cases of class I gingival recession (Miller's Classification) successfully treated with complete root coverage by free gingival autograft. Free gingival graft proved more effective and seems to be a promising treatment modality with the benefit of more stable results for class I gingival recession.