Treatment of Gingival Recession and Root Coverage Outcomes Using Fascia Lata Allograft: A Case Report with Two Years of Follow-Up

Mucogingival surgery is a procedure for the treatment of gingival recession, which is a shift of marginal gingival tissue to the cementoenamel junction (CEJ), exposing the surface of the root teeth. One treatment for gingival recession is the Langer and Langer bilaminar technique, which involves the...

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Published in:Case reports in dentistry 2024-04, Vol.2024, p.9968705-7
Main Authors: Correia, Fatima Liliana De Freitas, Yáñez-Ocampo, Beatriz Raquel, Chirino, Cesar Augusto Esquivel, Ruiz, Daniela Carmona, Montes-Sánchez, Delina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aesthetics
Case Report
Case reports
Clinical outcomes
Connective tissue
Fascia
Gingiva
Mexico
Muscles
Patients
Polyglycolic acid
Polylactic acid
Recessions
Skin & tissue grafts
Success
Teeth
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
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Summary:Mucogingival surgery is a procedure for the treatment of gingival recession, which is a shift of marginal gingival tissue to the cementoenamel junction (CEJ), exposing the surface of the root teeth. One treatment for gingival recession is the Langer and Langer bilaminar technique, which involves the use of the fascia lata (FL) membrane. This membrane is harvested from the aponeurosis of the external muscles. The purpose of this case report was to present the clinical results of a 2-year follow-up using the Langer and Langer bilaminar technique modified with FL in a patient with gingival recession. Recessions are a shift of marginal gingival tissue to the CEJ, which exposes the surface of the root teeth. At the 2-year follow-up, the patient presented with a gingival recession in tooth 41, which resulted in complete root coverage, reaching 83.3%; the amount of keratinized tissue increased to 3 mm in each tooth, changing the gingival biotype from thin to thick and scalloped. This case report supports the use of FL as a successful alternative treatment.
ISSN:2090-6447
2090-6455
DOI:10.1155/2024/9968705