Free gingival graft for augmenting peri-implant keratinized mucosa
10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20240611-000235
- VernacularTitle:游离龈移植术在种植位点角化黏膜增宽中的应用
- Author:
Baoxin HUANG
1
;
Zhuofan CHEN
Author Information
1. 中山大学附属口腔医院口腔种植科·中山大学光华口腔医学院·广东省口腔医学重点实验室，广州 510055
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dental implantation;
Dental implants;
Keratinized mucosa augmentation;
Free gingival graft
- From:
Chinese Journal of Stomatology
2025;60(2):191-196
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Insufficient keratinized mucosa is a common clinical problem. Although there is no consistent data on the long-term success of implant restorations relative to the presence or absence of peri-implant keratinized mucosa, it is widely accepted that the presence of keratinized mucosa width<2 mm is associated with increased biofilm accumulation, soft-tissue inflammation, and mucosal recession. Free gingival graft (FGG) is the standard surgical intervention for augmenting the width of keratinized gingiva. However, the clinical application of FGG is technique-sensitive. Therefore, this article describes the significance and efficacy, surgical timing, conventional procedures and techniques, common complications, as well as some modified approaches of the FGG, aiming to provide guidelines for its clinical application.
