Background: Gingival augmentation procedures around natural teeth and dental implants
are performed to facilitate plaque control, to improve patient comfort, to prevent future …

Background: Subepithelial connective tissue grafts (CTGs) and free gingival grafts (FGGs)
are common periodontal procedures with similar indications; however, they may differ …

Background: This prospective clinical study aims to evaluate the influence of cigarette
smoking on free gingival graft (FGG) healing, by assessing FGG dimensional changes and …

Background: The standard of care for increasing keratinized gingiva adjacent to teeth that do
not require root coverage is the free gingival graft (FGG). A pilot study indicated that the use …

Objectives The gingival thickness (GT) and keratinized tissue (KT) height are defined as the
gingival phenotype. Both the modified coronally advanced tunnel technique (MCAT) and …

Background The aim of this study was to comparatively evaluate three different stabilization
methods with regards to the amount of shrinkage in free gingival graft. Methods Forty‐five …

Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in terms
of enhancing wound healing, reducing free gingival graft (FGG) shrinkage and postoperative …

The significance of keratinized mucosa around dental implants for the prevention of biologic
complications has been a subject of controversy. Agreement, however, exists on the benefits …

Aim The primary goal was to compare the amount of keratinized tissue width (KTW) gain
after free gingival graft (FGG) procedures around implants and teeth after 6 and 12 months …

This study aimed to evaluate with laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) the effect of topical
hyaluronic acid (HA) application on the vascularization of free gingival graft (FGG) donor …