Introduction:

periodontal recession is a frequent mucogingival problem, of multifactorial origin that is usually associated to dentin hypersensibility, radicular caries and esthetic problems. Root coverage is an integral part of its surgical treatment, considering bilaminar techniques with subepithelial connective tissue graft as the most predictable ones.

Objective:

to describe the clinical results obtained when making a sub epithelial connective tissue graft covered by a modified coronal repositioned flap, in multiple periodontal recessions.

Case presentation:

a male, white, worker patient, aged 43 years, with health personal and family antecedents, who assisted the Periodontics service of the Dental Clinic “III Congreso del Partido”, of Matanzas, Cuba, for "a change of the gum position in some teeth". Clinically, there it was a root exposition of the 13, 53 and 14 teeth, lack of the 12 one, adequate oral hygiene and absence of periodontal´s pockets. A Miller´s Class I periodontal recession located in those teeth was diagnosed. A subepithelial connective tissue graft and coronally advanced flap was performed without vertical incisions from 11 to 15 teeth. After a week, the suture of the donor zone was retired, showing good healing. He was cited at the seventh day to retire surgical cement and suture form the grafted zone, observing a discrete edema, debris, biofilm and complete root coverage of the 13, 53 and 14 teeth. At the year after the procedure, the exposed surface was completely covered with gingival tissue positioned in the 13 and 53 teeth, with a gaining of inserted gum and color harmony between the grafted site and adjacent areas. The 14 tooth showed 1 mm of exposed root.

Conclusions:

the used technique totally covered the root of the 13 and the 53, and most of the root of the 14 tooth, reaching an increase of the keratinized gum, and optimal esthetic aspect and post-surgery evolution.

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