The Reverse Palatal Pedicle Graft for Maxillary Molar Palatal Recessions: Two Case Reports

• Published in: Clinical advances in periodontics Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 145 - 149
• Main Authors: Weinstein, Bradley F., Pham, Charles M., Nguyen, Thomas T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01-09-2020
• Subjects: Autografts; Connective Tissue; gingival recession; Gingival Recession - surgery; Humans; Maxilla - surgery; microsurgery; Molar - surgery; palate; Palate - surgery; periodontics; tissue transplantation; Autografts; tissue transplantation; gingival recession; connective tissue; microsurgery; periodontics; palate
• ISSN: 2573-8046; 2163-0097
• DOI: 10.1002/cap.10096

Introduction
Historically, the treatment of palatal recession was thought to be extremely challenging if not impossible due to the anatomy of the palate. A novel technique is presented for treating gingival recession on maxillary molars utilizing a rotated subepithelial connective tissue pedicle graft. The technique is designed to maximize perfusion to the graft as compared to a free graft
Case Presentations
The authors present two cases in which the technique was utilized to achieve attachment gain and root coverage. The cases were followed for at least 2 months.
Conclusions
More than 5 mm of attachment was gained and 55% to 60% root coverage achieved over recession defects on maxillary first molars. The following case reports demonstrate that the Reverse Palatal Pedicle Graft (RPPG) technique was successful in improving root coverage over maxillary palatal recession defects.