Gingival Graft

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Case description

Gum recession of about 5mm on lower anterior teeth is corrected with submucosal tissue taken from the patient's palate. A tunnel is prepared under the patient's gum tissue (papilla). The donor tissue is pulled through the tunnel and secured with sutures.

Film by Drs. Mitchell Pohl and Ernest Orphanos

related terms: gingival graft, tunnel connective tissue graft


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