CLINICAL CASE

1 – Baseline: recession defect Miller Class I on tooth #11.
2 – Trapezoidal flap design: split-full-split flap elevation flap.
3 – Positioning of Geistlich Fibro-Gide® and fixation with single sutures (PGA 7.0 Sutures) at the base of the de-epithelialized anatomic papillae and in the apical mesial and distal angles.
4 – Tension-free wound closure with two sling sutures (PGA 6.0 Sutures).
5 – Suture removal 14 days post-surgery.
6 – Buccal view 3 months post-surgery.
7 – Buccal view 6 months post-surgery.
8 – Follow-up after 1 year: complete root coverage with Geistlich Fibro-Gide® is achieved.
9 – 3 year post-surgery: stable results with Geistlich Fibro-Gide®.