ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental dentistry2017
Complications of harvesting a connective tissue graft from the palate. A retrospective study and description of a new technique.
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Effects of Er:YAG Photobiomodulation Therapy on Wound Healing of Human Palatal Mucosa After Connective Tissue Graft Harvesting: A Pilot Study
Analysis of the Complications in Palatal Graft Harvesting With the UPV/EHU Technique vs. Single Incision Technique.
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of LASER for de-epithelialization of free gingival graft: a systematic review.Lasers in medical science · 2025Pooled it
- Importance of pain perception after mucogingival surgery in multiple Miller class III/RT2 gingival recessions: A randomized clinical trial.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2025Trial
- Analysis of the treatment of RT2 recessions with a xenogeneic collagen matrix vs. connective tissue graft combined with a coronally advanced flap. A double-blinded randomized clinical trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Trial
- Comparative study of the modified VISTA technique (m-VISTA) versus the coronally advanced flap (CAF) in the treatment of multiple Miller class III/RT2 recessions: a randomized clinical trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Trial
- Evaluation of palatal donor site wound healing with concentrated growth factor after gingival graft procedures.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Antibiotics in Mucogingival Surgery for Recession Treatment: A Narrative Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Treatment of multiple gingival recessions with xenogeneic acellular dermal matrix compared to connective tissue graft: a randomized split-mouth clinical trial.Journal of periodontal & implant science · 2021Article
- Description of the modified vestibular incision subperiosteal tunnel access (m-VISTA) technique in the treatment of multiple Miller class III gingival recessions: a case series.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- Clinical and Histological Differences between Guided Tissue Regeneration with Acellular Dermal Matrix of Porcine Origin and Autologous Connective Tissue: An Animal Study.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Porcine Acellular Dermal Matrix: An Alternative to Connective Tissue Graft-A Narrative Review.International journal of dentistry · 2021Review
- Platelet-Rich Fibrin in Coverage of Gingival Recession: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.European journal of dentistry · 2020Article
- An Unusual Complication in Plastic Periodontal Surgery.Case reports in dentistry · 2020Article
- 44-year journey of palatal connective tissue graft harvest: A narrative review.Journal of Indian Society of PeriodontologyReview
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundConnective tissue graft (CTG) is considered as the gold standard for the treatment of gingival recessions (GR). There are few studies assessing the complications that can arise in the donor site when harvesting a connective tissue graft (CTG) and how the harvesting technique can influence those complications. MATERIAL AND
methodsA retrospective clinical study was carried out in order to compare the complications observed in 40 patients with Miller class I, II and III GR ≥ 3 mm, after using the trap-door technique (TD) in the control group and a newly described technique, the "UPV/EHU technique", in the test group. Patients were consecutively allocated to each treatment group. Patients were monitored 14 days after surgery in order to evaluate post-operative complications in the donor site: presence of pain (P), bleeding (B), infection (I) and necrosis > 30%.
resultsAlthough morbidity was observed in both groups, it was less important in the test group (no pain and minimal pain in 30% and 35% of the cases, respectively, and absence of bleeding or infection and necrosis >30% in only 5% of the cases).
conclusionsWithin the limits of this study, this newly described "UPV/EHU technique" should be considered as a treatment option when harvesting a CTG, with minimal morbidity for patients.
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