Treatment of Localized Gingival Recession Using Gingival Unit Grafts with a Two-year Follow-Up: Case Report

Abstract

procedures, the donor tissue is designed to survive and function especially over root surfaces which are avascular, by including the marginal gingiva and papillae. 7 The existence of the gingival margin and papillary tissue in the graft can stimulate the recovery process, and result in the closure of recession defects and the color adaptation with neighboring gingival tissues. 2,8,9 In many studies, the GUG technique has shown successful results in gingival recession defects of Miller’s class I and II. 2 In this report, we aimed to present a case of the management of a localized Miller’s class II gingival recession defect with a GUG.