Male patient, 37 years old. Sought treatment for type II (Miller classification) receding gums. The patient was treated with a coronally re-positioned flap and then prescribed hyaluronic acid gel with a concentration of 0.2% as the wound was easily accessible by the patient. As seen in the final photographs, the wound healed very well over a week.
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Image C3:1 Pre-Operative
Approximately 4 mm of gingival recession and loss of ketatinised buccal gingival tissue beyond the muco-gingival margin.
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Image C3:2 Surgical
Exposure of tooth 13 showing the full extent of the loss of buccal soft tissue and bone.
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Image C3:3 Immediately Post-Operative
Placement of sub-gingival soft tissue graft and coronal repositioning of the gingival tissues.
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Image C3:4 7 Days Post-Operative
Excellent would healing, no bleeding or inflammation. There is a complete absence of post-operative tissue breakdown that often characterises healing after this procedure and rapid reformation of normal gingival anatomy is occurring.
