Free gingival graft with pericoronary follicle. Clinical case presentation

Abstract

We presented a clinical case of free gingival graft with pericoronary follicle in a black female patient aged 20 years, gastronomy technician, who visited the Periodontics service of the Teaching Stomatologic Clinic “27 de Noviembre”, in the municipality of Colon, Matanzas province. The patient referred having “a grown tooth” and family antecedents of medical problems as mother with heart disorders and arterial hypertension. Clinically it was observed periodontal recession in the 41 tooth, interferences, overcharges and bruxism.  A free gingival graft of that tooth was carried out, taking as a donor tissue, pericoronary follicle of the 48 tooth. The surgical technique was relatively easy for reaching the increase of adhered gum, and covered the radicular exposition. This surgical procedure showed to be less traumatic and more esthetic, with regard to the color of the donor tissue than when the palate tissue is taken as the donor one.