Gingival unit transfer using in the Miller III recession defect treatment

Table 1 Clinical parameters at baseline (0 d) and 8 mo

Parameters	Case I gingival unit graft technique			Case II free gingival graft technique
	0 d	8 mo	Gain	0 d	8 mo	Gain
Recession depth (mm)	3	0.5	2.5	4	2	2
Probing depth (midbuccal) (mm)	1	1	0	2	1.5	0.5
Clinical attachment level (mm)	4	1.5	2.5	6	3.5	2.5
Keratinized tissue width (mm)	2	7	5	1.5	6	4.5
Defect closure (%)	83			50

Table 2 Recession reduction in 1-3, 3-6, 6-8, and 1-8 mo periods

Recession reduction (mm)	Case I	Case II
1-3 mo	0	0.5
3-6 mo	0.5	0
6-8 mo	1	0.5
1-8 mo	1.5	1